家茂

Japanese
Kanji in this term
家 茂
いえ
Grade: 2		 もち
Grade: S
kun’yomi Irregular

Etymology

Unclear. The mochi reading for 茂 is irregular. The kanji spelling may be ateji for 家持ち (iemochi, “homeowner”). Alternatively, the reading of the second character may be a shift from 茂し (moshi, “lush, luxuriant, flourishing”, obsolete adjective).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ie̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

家茂 (hiragana いえもち, rōmaji Iemochi)

  1. A male given name
  2. A surname
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