茂み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茂
しげ Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

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

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) しげみ [shìgémí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しげみ [shìgémíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕiɡe̞mʲi]

Noun

茂み (hiragana しげみ, rōmaji shigemi)

thicket, copse

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN