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生い茂る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生い茂る.

Dictionary

Entry

生い茂るおいしげるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13009
1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

Examples
その木々は葉が生い茂っている。
The trees have exuberant foliage.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

生

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう
茂

overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

8 strokesFrequency 1,188JLPT N1Grade 8

On

モ

Kun

しげ.る

Nanori

うむさきしつとむむもて

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