Meaning

Primary

To Be Luxuriant

Alternative

To Grow Thickly

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means luxuriant and the verb vocab version is to be luxuriant or to grow thickly.

Reading

しげる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

She gave (しげ) me a razor because my beard was starting to grow thickly... too thickly. But, I won't shave my awesome beard no matter what she gave me.

Context

Context Sentences

妖婆の庭には雑草が生い茂っていた。

The hag’s garden had grown thick with weeds.

Kanji Composition