家茂

家茂

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ie̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

家茂 (hiragana いえもち, rōmaji Iemochi)

1. A male given name
2. A surname