What does kanji 繁 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 繁 is luxuriant.

How is kanji 繁 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 繁 are しげ.る, しげ.く; the onyomi readings are ハン.

The main radical for kanji 繁 is 糸.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1

繁

Meaning

luxuriant

luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble

Stroke Order

Variant: 繁 (Kyūjitai) , 䌓 (Itaiji) , 䋣 (Itaiji) , 緐 (Itaiji) • Old form: 繁[4] • Added to Jōyō: 1946

5 reference sentences

庭の草が繁っている。

The grass in the garden is growing thick.

この森は夏になると一気に繁る。

This forest becomes lush all at once when summer comes.

最近、彼から頻繁に連絡が来る。

Lately, he contacts me frequently.

電車の遅延が頻繁に起こっている。

Train delays are happening frequently.

この申請書は項目が多くて繁雑だ。

This application form is complicated because it has too many fields.

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