Kanji meanings › Lush
Kanji for Lush
The kanji for “lush” is 茂, read mo and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
lush
Thick, lush growth; a life that flourishes.
8 strokes On reading モ (mo) Kun reading しげる (shigeru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shige, mo
In Japan it appears in about 521 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 茂: Molly 茂里 · Monica 茂新佳 · Morgan 茂雅 · Timothy 知茂詩 · Amos 英茂寿 · Elmo 恵瑠茂 · Maud 茂道 · Mona 茂七 · Mora 茂良 · Mose 茂寿 · Damon 知生茂 · Maude 茂道 and 40 more
Thinking of a tattoo? A single kanji like these is meaningful on its own, but ask a native speaker to check the exact form and stroke order before you commit.
Put it in your name
Nazuke writes your first name in kanji, choosing characters for both sound and meaning.