Kanji

茂

Meaning

overgrown grow thick and be luxuriant

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • しげる

On'yomi

  • はん も flourishing (of plants)
  • も りん luxuriant (dense) forest
  • さか も ぎ abatis

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/8

Component Analysis

茂
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
しげ.る, モ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
戊
5th calendar sign
つちのえ, ボ, ボウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
戈
halberd, arms, festival car...
ほこ, ほこづくり, カ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ

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