Question

茂 しげ.る overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant 1 1188 8 140 くさ・くさかんむり 形声 Phonetic The gay parade looks astonishing, as if overgrown with flowers.

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モ うむさ, き, し, つとむ, む, もて 茂る(しげる): to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious S 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)戊: 5th calendar sign 艸 6 (none) overgrown When your garden gets OVERGROWN, it´s like the plants are mocking you. Here, you can see the roses actually parading around the yard, wilfully choking out the other, more docile plants. Then they actually go and parade down the street!

Kanji	茂
Onyomi	モ
Kunyomi	しげ.る
Nanori	うむさ, き, し, つとむ, む, もて
English	overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
Examples	茂る(しげる): to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1188
Components	艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140) 戊: 5th calendar sign
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	艸
Radical Number	140
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	overgrown
Koohii Story 1	The gay parade looks astonishing, as if overgrown with flowers.
Koohii Story 2	When your garden gets OVERGROWN, it´s like the plants are mocking you. Here, you can see the roses actually parading around the yard, wilfully choking out the other, more docile plants. Then they actually go and parade down the street!

Overgrown Grow Parade 茂 モ しげ.る うむさ き

Overgrown Grow Parade 茂モしげ.るうむさき