Word Meaning 芽をつむ

めをつむ meotsumu

芽をつむ is read as めをつむ (meotsumu) and means to nip (something) in the bud.

Meaning

English

to nip (something) in the bud

Reading

Kana

めをつむ

Romaji

meotsumu

Writing Variants

芽を摘む めをつむ me o tsumu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129545 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芽

め

germinal disk (in an egg)

芽生え

めばえ

bud

芽生える

めばえる

to arise

芽吹く

めぶく

to bud

芽条変異

がじょうへんい

bud mutation

芽出し

めだし

sprouting

芽生

がせい

gemmation

芽を出す

めをだす

to sprout

芽立ち

めだち

bud

芽体

がたい

blastema

芽球

がきゅう

blast (cell)

木の芽

きのめ

bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)