Word Meaning 茂み

しげみ shigemi

茂み is read as しげみ (shigemi) and means thicket.

Meaning

English

  1. thicket
  2. bush
  3. coppice
  4. brushwood

Reading

Kana

しげみ

Romaji

shigemi

Writing Variants

  • 繁み しげみ shigemi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 草むら,草叢,草薮,草藪,繁み,,, Rank 24129 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

茂る

しげる

to grow thickly

繁茂

はんも

luxuriant growth

生い茂る

おいしげる

to grow thickly

逆茂木

さかもぎ

abatis

賀茂茄子

かもなす

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

Example Sentences

8

The cat lay hidden in the bushes.

Something is moving behind the bush.

Out of the bushes jumped a rabbit.

The cat lay hidden behind the bushes.

We found the stolen bag in this bush.

Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.

He pulled the wounded soldier to the nearby bush.

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the bush.