# 茂 — grow thick

茂 means “grow thick”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: モ (mo). Kun'yomi: しげ(る) (shigeru). You'll see it in words such as 茂る (shigeru, “to grow thickly; to be in full leaf”).

- Meaning: grow thick
- On'yomi: モ (mo)
- Kun'yomi: しげ(る) (shigeru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 茂

Parts: 艹 grass · 戊 broad axe

## Words with 茂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 茂る | しげる (shigeru) | to grow thickly; to be in full leaf |
| 茂み | しげみ (shigemi) | thicket; bush |

## Don't confuse it with

[成](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/become/) · [城](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/) · [盛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thrive/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/. Last updated 2026-11-01.