“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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