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茂
Kanji meaning "overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1658
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 40
RTK
KLC Volume 7
TMW Debut Idol
8 strokes
Meanings
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
On'yomi
モ
Kun'yomi
しげ.る
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
艹
grass
radical
戊
5th calendar sign
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
も
820 (64%)
しげ
465 (36%)
し
1 (0%)
繁
(
はん
)
茂
(
も
)
flourishing (of plants)
#54199
茂木
(
もき
)
Shigeki
#67377
逆
(
さか
)
茂
(
も
)
木
(
ぎ
)
abatis
#119242
加茂川
(
かもがわ
)
Kamogawa
#134073
上賀茂
(
かみがも
)
Kamigamo
#136295
田茂
(
たも
)
Tamo
#175996
茂木健一郎
(
もぎけんいちろう
)
Mogi Ken'ichirō
#193920
与茂
(
よも
)
Yomo
#194323
茂手
(
もて
)
Mote
#196565
斎藤茂吉
(
さいとうもきち
)
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
#200695
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Most common words using this kanji
茂
(
しげ
)
み
thicket
#9751
生
(
お
)
い
茂
(
しげ
)
る
to grow thickly
#14898
茂
(
しげ
)
る
to grow thickly
#17257
茂
(
しげ
)
Shige
#35955
繁
(
はん
)
茂
(
も
)
flourishing (of plants)
#54199
茂木
(
もき
)
Shigeki
#67377
加茂
(
かしげ
)
Kashige
#78148
賀茂
(
かもの
)
Kamo
#81219
茂雄
(
しげお
)
Shigeo
#97317
茂
(
しげ
)
り
growing thick
#103205
賀茂川
(
かもがわ
)
Kamogawa
#106115
家茂
(
いえもち
)
Iemochi
#109268
茂吉
(
おもよし
)
Omoyoshi
#112703
茂樹
(
しげしゅ
)
Shigeki
#114715
茂夫
(
しげお
)
Shigeo
#116329
野茂
(
のしげ
)
Noshige
#117332
茂野
(
しげの
)
Shigeno
#118985
逆
(
さか
)
茂
(
も
)
木
(
ぎ
)
abatis
#119242
長嶋茂雄
(
ながしましげお
)
Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-)
#120912
茂助
(
しげすけ
)
Shigesuke
#129212
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