茂み

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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⟨siɡe2mi1/siɡemi//ɕiɡemi/

From Old Japanese.

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しげ) (shigemi

  1. thicket, copse

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN