繁
繁 — Luxuriant
luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
On’yomiハン (han)
Kun’yomiしげる (shigeru)
Kun’yomiしげく (shigeku)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 繁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繁栄 | はんえい hanei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん hinpan | frequent; incessant |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく hanshoku | breeding; propagation; reproduction |
| 繁華街 | はんかがい hankagai | business district; shopping district; bustling street |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう hanjou | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 繁忙 | はんぼう hanbou | busy; high-stress; hectic |
Study notes
繁 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1198 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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