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    3. 茂

    茂

    茂しげ.る

    overgrown

    N1KMT8Freq #1188Nature & EnvironmentAmbiguous glossKanji8 strokes

    組

    茂茂

    The grass, growing thick and overgrown, completely obscured the small 5th calendar sign post.

    Kun'yomi

    しげ.る

    On'yomi

    モ

    Nanori

    うむさきしつとむむもて

    overgrowngrow thickbe luxuriant

    艹戊

    艹
    丿
    厂
    弋
    戈
    丶

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    芽茅茎英苑苦若苫芽茅

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    生い茂る

    to grow thickly

    逆茂木

    abatis

    茂林

    luxuriant (dense) forest

    茂み

    thicket

    茂り

    growing thick

    茂る

    to grow thickly

    賀茂茄子

    Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

    繁茂

    flourishing (of plants)

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    芽

    bud

    茅

    miscanthus reed

    茎

    stalk

    英

    England

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丶
    • 丿
    • 厂
    • 弋
    • 戈
    • 艹

    is_used_in

    • 逆茂木
    • 生い茂る
    • 繁茂
    • 茂み
    • 茂る
    • 茂林
    • 茂り
    • 賀茂茄子

    Similar concepts

    • 芽
    • 茅
    • 茎
    • 英
    • 苑
    • 苦
    • 若
    • 苫

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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