家茂

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
家	茂
いえ Grade: 2	もち Grade: S
kun’yomi	irregular

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Etymology edit

Unclear. The mochi reading for 茂 is irregular. The kanji spelling may be ateji for 家持ち (iemochi, “homeowner”). Alternatively, the reading of the second character may be a shift from 茂し (moshi, “lush, luxuriant, flourishing”, obsolete adjective).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ie̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Proper noun edit

家(いえ)茂(もち) • (Iemochi)

a male given name
a surname