JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 繁: "luxuriant, thick, overgrown"
The kanji 繁 means "luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハン in on'yomi and しげ.る, しげ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しげ.るしげ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1198 of 2,501 |
Common words with 繁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 頻繁frequent; incessant
- 繁栄prosperity; thriving; flourishing
- 繁華街business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre
- 繁々frequently; often · (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely; steadily
- 繁盛prosperity; flourishing; thriving
- 繁殖breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication
- 繁complexity; frequency; trouble · traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
- 繁いfrequent · densely packed; thick
- 繁殖力reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
- 繁茂flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly
- 商売繁盛thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
- 繁吹くto splash; to spray
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