also: しんもう
noun
luxuriant vegetation; dense thicket
Archaic literary term for overgrown, tangled vegetation; not used in modern everyday Japanese.
古い漢詩に「榛莽」という語が出てくる。
The word 榛莽 appears in old Chinese-style poetry.
「榛莽」は、草木が生い茂った荒れた土地を指す古
榛莽 is an old word referring to land overgrown with weeds and bushes.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 榛 (hazel, shrub) and 莽 (dense grass). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical Chinese-influenced texts.