Keyword
grow thickly
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1435
Old form
Readings
はん
(65%)
ぱん
(27%)
しげ
(6%)
Composed of
quick-witted
thread
Mnemonic

A quick-witted plant will spread its roots deep underground into thousands of tiny threads and grow thickly.

(Imagine a sudden rain in the desert, and a plant quickly reacting to it to suck up as much moisture as it can.)

Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
frequent; incessant
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to visit frequently; to haunt
frequent; densely packed; thick
bustle; prosperity
busy period; busy season
perpetuation of one's descendants
pressure of business; busy
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
busy farming season
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort
brood; stud; stock; breeding
extreme busyness
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
extreme busyness
frequently
press and slack of business
splash; spray
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
broodmare (horse breeding)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
complexity and simplicity
to splash; to spray
splash; spray
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
dawning (of a new era); dawn
growing thick
chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste
busy hour; busy period
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
Examples (28 in total)
No matter how often I tell her, she keeps making the same mistake.
Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.
It will threaten the prosperity of the town.