繁 luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble 16 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1198 in newspapers Readings Onハン Kunしげ.る、しげ.く Words written with it 繁栄 はんえい prosperity N1 頻繁 ひんぱん frequent N1 繁殖 はんしょく breeding N1 繁華街 はんかがい business district 繁盛 はんじょう prosperity N1 繁忙 はんぼう busy 繁茂 はんも flourishing (of plants) 農繁期 のうはんき busy farming season