茂み

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
茂
しげ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
繁み

Etymology

⟨siɡe2mi1⟩ → /siɡemi/ → /ɕiɡemi/

From Old Japanese.

Derived from the stem of classical adjective 繁し (shigeshi), modern 繁い (shigei, “thick”) + み (-mi, continuative suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

茂(しげ)み • (shigemi) 

  1. thicket, copse

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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