茂み・繁み|しげみshigemi[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
茂み茂み is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it in ordinary writing.
繁み繁み is a less common written variant of 茂み; learners will generally encounter 茂み more often and should prefer it in their own writing.
Definitions
- nounthicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymやぶNeutral「藪」suggests an overgrown, untidy tangle of grass or bamboo, with a wild, neglected feel; 「茂み」is where leaves and branches grow thick.
- Related雑木林ぞうきばやしNeutralA wood of mixed miscellaneous trees — a whole grove, not a small clump like 「茂み」.
- Related茂りしげりNeutral「茂り」names the state of growing thick, more abstract and less common; 「茂み」is the place itself.
- Related叢林そうりんWrittenWritten/formal word for a dense stand of trees, also a large Zen temple; on a bigger scale than 「茂み」.
Use 「茂み」for a dense clump of foliage, as in 「茂みに隠れる」. Use 「藪」for overgrown, untidy grass or bamboo thickets, 「雑木林」for a whole grove of mixed trees, and 「叢林」in formal writing for a large dense wood or a Zen temple.
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