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Kanji Detail for 繁 - "frequent"

繁

  • Meaning

    繁 means "frequent." Also associated with flourish, prosperous, prosperity.

    1. Flourish - To grow abundantly; to thrive and prosper.

    2. Prosperous - Successful and thriving; doing well.

    3. Frequent - Occurring often; busy and active.

    4. Luxuriant - Growing thickly; lush vegetation.

  • Words using 繁

    • 繁栄 はんえい Listen prosperity; thriving; flourishing
    • 頻繁 ひんぱん Listen frequent; incessant
    • 繁華街 はんかがい Listen business district; shopping district; bustling street
    • 繁盛 はんじょう Listen prosperity; flourishing; thriving

  • Four-character idioms with 繁

    • 商売繁盛 しょうばいはんじょう Listen thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
    • 御用繁多 ごようはんた Listen being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
    • 繁文縟礼 はんぶんじょくれい Listen red-tapism

  • Origin of 繁

    敏, quick and busy, beside 糸, thread: threads multiplying fast on the loom. Flourishing as rapid, teeming increase.

    How to remember it: Threads 糸 multiplying faster than the hand can follow 敏 — teeming, flourishing: prosperity.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 繁

    • Verified meaning: frequent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しげ, しげかつ, しげさき, しげし)
    • Also carries these associations: flourish, prosperous, prosperity

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 繁

    Given names 繁(しげ)Listen 繁(しげし)Listen 繁(しげる)Listen

    Surnames 繁(しげかつ)Listen 繁(しげさき)Listen 繁(しげじ)Listen 繁(しげつぐ)Listen 繁(しげのり)Listen 繁(しげゆき)Listen 繁(とくしげ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    luxuriant; thick; overgrown; frequency; complexity; trouble

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    complicated, complex, difficult

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 繁[fan2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    complex, difficult; many, diverse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Many. Such as saying 繁盛 (flourishing), 繁衍 (proliferate). What is excessive is also called 繁. Such as 繁文 (red tape). | A horse belly strap.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    han(ハン) ハン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shige.ku(しげ-く) しげ-く

    shige.ru(しげ-る) しげ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    flourish prosperous frequent busy luxuriant abundant thrive bloom proliferate multiply increase grow complicated lush plentiful

Sentences including 繁

  • Mary promised her mother that she would help her more often.

  • We have very good business.

  • The town has an air of prosperity.

  • My business is slow right now.

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