“Overgrown” or “Grow thick” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “繁”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “繁” means “Prosper”, “Very often” or “Too many things to do” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “繁”
Jouyou Kanji “繁” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
16 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
はん(han) |
Kun-Yomi |
しげ(る)(shige(ru)) |
しげ(し)(shige(shi)) |
わずら(わしい)(wazura(washii)) |
Meanings |
Grow thick, Overgrown |
Prosper, Thrive |
Be busy, Too many things to do |
Frequently, Very often |
Complicated, Troublesome |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “繁”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
繁栄(はんえい-ha n e i) |
Prosperity, Thriving, Flourishing |
繁華(はんか-ha n ka) |
Thriving, Prosperous, Roaring, Booming, Flourishing, Prospering |
繁簡(はんかん-ha n ka n) |
Complexity and simplicity |
繁劇(はんげき-ha n ge ki) |
Extreme busyness |
繫雑(はんざつ-ha n za tsu) |
So many complicated things to be solved |
繫盛 or 繫昌(はんじょう-ha n jo u) |
Prosperity, Thriving, Flourishing |
繫殖(はんしょく-ha n sho ku) |
Reproduction of animals and plants, Breeding |
繁多(はんた-ha n ta) |
① Too many things, Lot of things, ② Too many things to be done, Extremely busy |
繫文縟礼(はんぶんじょくれい-ha n bu n jo ku re i) |
Useless manners, Annoying complicated rules, manners, etiquette etc |
繫忙(はんぼう-ha n bo u) |
Busy with a lot of things to do |
繁茂(はんも-ha n mo) |
Luxuriant growth, Growing thickly, Overgrowth |
繁用(はんよう-ha n yo u) |
Many things to be done and extremely busy, Busyness |
頻繫(ひんぱん-hi n pa n) |
Often, Frequently |
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