# 茂 — Luxuriant

Frequency rank 1333 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 硬 (Stiff), less common than 墓 (Grave).

- On’yomi: も
- Kun’yomi: しげ
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Flowers on top with a spear below — flowers growing so luxuriantly thick that you need a spear to hack through the overgrown garden.

In words:

- 茂る しげる — to grow thick,to luxuriate,to be luxurious

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