茂み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茂
しげ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
繁み

Etymology

⟨siɡe₂mi₁⟩ → /siɡemi/ → /ɕiɡemi/

From Old Japanese.

Derived from the stem of classical adjective 繁し (shigeshi), modern 繁い (shigei, “thick”) + み (-mi, continuative suffix). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しげみ [shìgémí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) しげみ [shìgémíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɡe̞mʲi]

Noun

茂(しげ)み • (shigemi)

thicket, copse

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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