茂る (shigeru)
茂る (しげる, shigeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to grow thickly; to be in full leaf”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しげる
- Romaji
- shigeru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 茂る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 茂る | しげる shigeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 茂ります | しげります shigerimasu |
| Negative | 茂らない | しげらない shigeranai |
| Polite negative | 茂りません | しげりません shigerimasen |
| Past | 茂った | しげった shigetta |
| Polite past | 茂りました | しげりました shigerimashita |
| Negative past | 茂らなかった | しげらなかった shigeranakatta |
| Te-form | 茂って | しげって shigette |
| Potential | 茂れる | しげれる shigereru |
| Passive | 茂られる | しげられる shigerareru |
| Causative | 茂らせる | しげらせる shigeraseru |
| Volitional | 茂ろう | しげろう shigerou |
| Imperative | 茂れ | しげれ shigere |
| Conditional (~ba) | 茂れば | しげれば shigereba |
Kanji in 茂る
Source: JMdict entry 1533740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.