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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

茂る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

grow thickly; be lush; be overgrown

Describes plants, leaves, or vegetation growing densely and vigorously, often with a sense of abundance or wildness.

〈場ば所しょ〉に木きが茂しげるtrees grow thickly in a place
庭にわに大おおきな木きが茂しげっている。
A big tree is growing thickly in the garden.
葉はが茂しげるleaves grow thick and dense
夏なつになると葉はが青あお々あおと茂しげる。
In summer the leaves grow thick and lush.
草くさが茂しげるgrass or weeds grow thick and overgrown
空あき地ちには草くさが茂しげっていた。
The vacant lot was overgrown with thick grass.

生おい茂しげる
生い茂る adds a sense of wild, rampant overgrowth—often implying neglect—while 茂る is the neutral word for dense plant growth.
繁はん茂も
繁茂する is a formal, technical term for luxuriant plant growth, whereas 茂る is the common everyday verb.
生はえるN3
茂る describes plants growing thick and lush, whereas 生える simply means something has sprouted or come up at all.

枯かれるN3
枯れる describes a plant withering or dying, the opposite of 茂る's dense, vigorous growth.
はげるN1
茂る describes vegetation growing thick and lush, the opposite of 禿げる when it describes a mountain or land becoming bare.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 茂 and 繁 are conventionally associated with thick growth and abundance.