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茂 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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4Junior high level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
モも · mo
Kun
しげ.るshige.ru
Meaning
grow thick; be luxuriant

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 戊: plants shooting up vigorously — to grow thick.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモもmo繁茂はんも
Kunしげるshigeru茂るしげる茂みしげみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 繁茂はんも

    luxuriant growth

  • 茂るしげる

    to grow thick

More words with this kanji

  • 蕃茂はんも

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夏(なつ)は庭(にわ)の草(くさ)が茂(しげ)る。

In summer the garden grass grows thick.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

繁茂茂繁luxuri…芋potato芝turf荒rough菓confec…蓄store…姆nurse姥old wo…畝ridge莫do not摸grope
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Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading モAll maps

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