- 1. [v5r, vi] to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | しげる | (shigeru) |
| Polite | しげります | (shigerimasu) |
| Past, plain | しげった | (shigetta) |
| Past, polite | しげりました | (shigerimashita) |
| Negative, plain | しげらない | (shigeranai) |
| Negative, polite | しげりません | (shigerimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | しげらなかった | (shigeranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しげりませんでした | (shigerimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | しげって | (shigette) |
| Potential | しげれる | (shigereru) |
| Volitional | しげろう | (shigerou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | しげれば | (shigereba) |
| Passive | しげられる | (shigerareru) |
| Causative | しげらせる | (shigeraseru) |
| Imperative | しげれ | (shigere) |
Kanji in this word
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茂
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriantOn: モ (mo)Kun: しげ.る (shige.ru)
Example Sentences
丘には低い木がたくさん茂っている。
Lots of low trees grow on the hill.