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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

茂

Readings

Kana: モ、しげ.る
Romaji: mo, shige.ru
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: うむさ、き、し、つとむ、む、もて
Romaji: umusa, ki, shi, tsutomu, mu, mote
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1188
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  mao4
Unicode:  8302
JIS:  4C50

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2245
Nelson Index: 3915
New Nelson Index: 4998
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k5.7
Four Corner Index: 4425.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1850
Gakken Index: 1166
Japanese Names Index: 691
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30833P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0596
Remembering the kanji Index: 360
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1699
Kodansha Compact Index: 650
Kanji in Context Index: 1840
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1435
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1934
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 366
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 384
Essential Kanji Index: 1799
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2791
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1959
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1216

Words

茂る (しげる)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
繁茂 (はんも)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
逆茂木 (さかもぎ)
abatis
茂り (しげり)
growing thick
生い茂る (おいしげる)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
茂み (しげみ)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
茂林 (もりん)
luxuriant (dense) forest
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