JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 茂: "overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant"
The kanji 茂 means "overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read モ in on'yomi and しげ.る 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)
モ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しげ.る
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 | overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1188 of 2,501 |
Common words with 茂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 茂みthicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
- 生い茂るto grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
- 茂るto grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate
- 繁茂flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly
- 茂木place : Motegi
- 逆茂木abatis
- 茂りgrowing thick
- 賀茂川place : Kamogawa
- 賀茂神社place : Kamo Shrine
- 茂原市place : Mobara (city)
- 茂林luxuriant (dense) forest
- 茂住place : Mozumi
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