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The Kanji Map

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: 敏 糸

繁

Radical

Radical: 糸

Meaning: silk

Reading: いと

Frequency: 823

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)糹

糸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

繁 (ハン) complexity, frequency, trouble, traditional Chinese character, unsimplified Chinese character

繁栄 (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

繁く (しげく) frequently

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