Kanji

芽

bud, sprout, spear, germ

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

め, めい

Common Readings

ガ, め

Example sentences

芽生える めばえる
二人の間に、友情が芽生え始めた。

Friendship began to sprout between the two.

庭のチューリップの芽が、ようやく地上に顔を出した。

The tulip buds in the garden finally poked their heads out above ground.

膨らみ ふくらみ
春が来て、木の芽に膨らみが感じられる。

Spring has come, and a swelling can be felt in the tree buds.

芽吹く めぶく
春の訪れとともに、庭の木々が芽吹き始めた。

With the arrival of spring, the trees in the garden began to bud.

草木 くさき
春になると、庭の草木が一斉に芽吹き始めた。

When spring comes, the plants and trees in the garden all begin to bud at once.

発芽 はつが
暖かい日が続いたので、ようやく種が発芽した。

Since the warm days continued, the seeds finally sprouted.

新芽 しんめ
春になると、庭の木々に新芽が吹き始めた。

When spring comes, new buds began to sprout on the garden trees.

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