JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 7
芽

Meaning

Kanji 芽

bud

bud, sprout, spear, germ

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
め
Onyomi 音読み
ガ
Nanori 名乗り
じめぐ

Variant: 芽 (Kyūjitai) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
Grade 4
JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1691
Strokes
8
Radical
艸
Components
艾 • 牙
Kanji Kentei
Level 7
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 93 entries that include this kanji.

芽

め

germinal disk (in an egg)

芽生え

めばえ

bud

萩

はぎ

Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

芽吹く

めぶく

to bud

芽かぶ

めかぶ

thick wakame leaves from near the stem

芽が出る

めがでる

to have luck on one's side

芽キャベツ

めキャベツ

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)

芽ぐむ

めぐむ

to bud

芽を出す

めをだす

to sprout

芽を摘む

めをつむ

to nip (something) in the bud

芽球

がきゅう

blast (cell)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭のバラに新しい芽が出た。

New buds appeared on the roses in the garden.

この木は春になると芽を出す。

This tree buds when spring comes.

豆の芽が少し伸びている。

The bean sprout has grown a little.

芽が出るまで毎日水をやった。

I watered it every day until it sprouted.

その種はまだ芽を出していない。

That seed has not sprouted yet.