Memory phrase for the Kanji: 茂

茂

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Meaning grow thickly, thicket, overgrown

Pronunciation

MO
shigeru

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, below: halberd 戈 with additions

Mnemonic
 
Plants need to be cut with halberds, if they grew too thickly.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

茂る しげる  to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious

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