Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: silk

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ハン complexity, frequency, trouble, traditional Chinese character, unsimplified Chinese character

ハンエイ prosperity, thriving, flourishing

Kunyomi Examples

茂る しげる to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious

しげく frequently