茂る
N2しげる shigeru
- to grow thick
- to luxuriate
- to be luxurious
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
茂盛;繁茂
Examples
- 丘には低い木がたくさん茂っている。Lots of low trees grow on the hill.山丘上长满了低矮的树。
- 雑草は茂りやすい。Ill weeds are sure to thrive.杂草容易长得茂盛。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5ebf9b904d'); // 茂る
{
"id": "5ebf9b904d",
"word": "茂る",
"reading": "しげる",
"romaji": "shigeru",
"meanings": [
"to grow thick",
"to luxuriate",
"to be luxurious"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5r",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1533740,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "丘には低い木がたくさん茂っている。",
"furigana": "{丘|おか}には{低|ひく}い{木|き}がたくさん{茂|しげ}っている。",
"en": "Lots of low trees grow on the hill.",
"tatoeba_id": 182763
},
{
"ja": "雑草は茂りやすい。",
"furigana": "{雑草|ざっそう}は{茂|しげ}りやすい。",
"en": "Ill weeds are sure to thrive.",
"tatoeba_id": 169526
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "9ac2b18b9a794adc4b1467cf8d321c3cd4a06f7210b12ff57067afbd297adde5",
"meanings": [
"茂盛",
"繁茂"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "丘には低い木がたくさん茂っている。",
"zh": "山丘上长满了低矮的树。"
},
{
"ja": "雑草は茂りやすい。",
"zh": "杂草容易长得茂盛。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/5ebf9b904d",
"JMdict ent_seq 1533740; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "0666e8eb56ade65ccaaa3f8ff4981f07d6e721fdda4b7329d4cda46cf55e3891"
}
}