生い茂る (おいしげる)to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thriveGodan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

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Kanji in 生い茂る

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
繁茂はんもluxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
茂みしげみthicket; coppice
茂るしげるto grow thickly; to be in full leaf
おい茂るおいしげるto grow thickly; to be overgrown
加茂茄かもなすKamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
生茂るおいしげるto grow thickly; to be overgrown
茂りしげりgrowing thick
茂林もりんluxuriant (dense) forest

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