Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1198 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
Kunyomi: しげ.る, しげ.く
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: 敏 糸
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
Reading: いと
Frequency: 823
Alternative forms:
繁 (ハン) complexity, frequency, trouble, traditional Chinese character, unsimplified Chinese character
繁栄 (ハンエイ) prosperity, thriving, flourishing
茂る (しげる) to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
繁く (しげく) frequently