家茂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家 茂
いえ
Grade: 2 		もち
Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

Unclear. The mochi reading for 茂 is irregular. The kanji spelling may be ateji for 家持ち (iemochi, “homeowner”). Alternatively, the reading of the second character may be a shift from 茂し (moshi, “lush, luxuriant, flourishing”, obsolete adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ie̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

家(いえ)茂(もち) • (Iemochi) 

  1. a male given name
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