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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

8 strokes · frequency rank #1188

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しげ.る

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Common words

  1. しげるto grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate1
    • Lots of low trees grow on the hill.

    • Ill weeds are sure to thrive.

    • The park is well wooded.

  2. はんもflourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly2
  3. しげみthicket; bush; coppice; brushwood3
    • The cat lay hidden in the bushes.

    • Dense bushes concealed him.

    • The cat lay hidden behind the bushes.

  4. おいしげるto grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance4
    • The trees have exuberant foliage.

    • The garden was grown over with weeds.

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