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茂 Kanji meaning "overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant"

Jiten frequency #1658JLPT N1SecondaryKanken Level 4WaniKani Level 40RTKKLC Volume 7TMW Debut Idol8 strokes

Meanings

overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

On'yomi

モ

Kun'yomi

しげ.る

Reading usage

繁(はん)茂(も)flourishing (of plants) #54967茂木(もき)Shigeki #65567逆(さか)茂(も)木(ぎ)abatis #120823上賀茂(かみがも)Kamigamo #133773加茂川(かもがわ)Kamogawa #135434田茂(たも)Tamo #172915与茂(よも)Yomo #190557茂木健一郎(もぎけんいちろう)Mogi Ken'ichirō #191163茂手(もて)Mote #192620斎藤茂吉(さいとうもきち)Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953) #197890

Most common words using this kanji

茂(しげ)みthicket #9885生(お)い茂(しげ)るto grow thickly #15254茂(しげ)るto grow thickly #17486茂(しげ)Shige #36126繁(はん)茂(も)flourishing (of plants) #54967茂木(もき)Shigeki #65567加茂(かしげ)Kashige #77756賀茂(かもの)Kamo #80239茂雄(しげたか)Shigeo #96902茂(しげ)りgrowing thick #103662賀茂川(かもがわ)Kamogawa #107244家茂(いえもち)Iemochi #107996茂夫(しげお)Shigeo #109157茂吉(しげきち)Omoyoshi #111250茂樹(しげしゅ)Shigeki #111429野茂(のも)Noshige #117169茂野(しげの)Shigeno #118430長嶋茂雄(ながしましげお)Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-) #118742吉田茂(よしだしげる)Yoshida Shigeru (1940.1-) #119410逆(さか)茂(も)木(ぎ)abatis #120823
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