Vocabulary

What does 茂る (しげる, shigeru) mean?

茂る (しげる, shigeru) means to grow thick, to be lush.

Quick facts
Readingしげる
Romajishigeru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しげる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshigeru

to grow thick, to be lush

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant

Example sentences

  • Once summer comes, the grass grows thick.

  • The trees in the garden are growing lush and green.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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