Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1188 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
Kunyomi: しげ.る
Onyomi: モ
Composition: 艹 戊
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
Reading: くさ
茂林 （モリン） luxuriant (dense) forest
繁茂 （ハンモ） flourishing (of plants), thriving, luxuriant growth, growing lushly, rankness (of weeds)
茂る （しげる） to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious