Kanji

繁

luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しげる, しげく

Nanori (Name Reading)

えだ, しげ, しげし, しげる, とし

Common Readings

ハン

Example sentences

頻繁 ひんぱん
この道は車の往来が頻繁だ。

This street has frequent car traffic.

こうした こうした
こうした問題は頻繁に起こる。

Problems like this occur frequently.

繁栄 はんえい
平和な時代が続き、国は繁栄していきました。

The peaceful era continued, and the country prospered.

治 ち
名君の治は、国に繁栄をもたらした。

The reign of the wise monarch brought prosperity to the country.

繁華街 はんかがい
週末、銀座の繁華街は多くの人で賑わっていた。

On the weekend, Ginza's shopping district was crowded with many people.

繰り出す くりだす
祭りのために繁華街へ繰り出した。

We set out to the busy downtown area for the festival.

繁盛 はんじょう
店はクリスマス商戦で大繁盛だった。

The store was very prosperous during the Christmas sales season.

繁殖 はんしょく
春になると、多くの動物が繁殖を始める。

When spring comes, many animals begin to breed.

菌 きん
この部屋は湿気が多いので、菌が繁殖しやすい。

This room is humid, so bacteria propagate easily.

商売繁盛 しょうばいはんじょう
新しく開いた店が商売繁盛することを祈っている。

I pray that the newly opened store will prosper.

Example Vocabulary

頻繁

ひんぱん

frequent; incessant; constant

繁栄

はんえい

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

繁華街

はんかがい

shopping district; bustling street; downtown area

繁盛

はんじょう

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

繁殖

はんしょく

breeding, reproduction, propagation

繁殖力

はんしょくりょく

商売繁盛

しょうばいはんじょう

prosperity in business; thriving business

繁る

しげる

足繁く通う

あししげくかよう

繁茂

はんも

luxuriant growth; rankness

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