Word Meaning 萌芽

ほうが houga

萌芽 is read as ほうが (houga) and means early sign.

Meaning

English

  1. early sign
  2. beginning
  3. starting to appear
  4. germination
  5. germ
  6. sprout

Reading

Kana

ほうが

Romaji

houga

Writing Variants

  • 萠芽 ほうが houga

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 9586 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

萌芽更新

ほうがこうしん

coppicing

萌える

もえる

to burst into bud

木の芽

きのめ

bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

germinal disk (in an egg)

発芽

はつが

germination

新芽

しんめ

sprout

麦芽

ばくが

malt

無性芽

むせいが

gemma

芽生え

めばえ

bud

芽吹く

めぶく

to bud

発芽米

はつがまい

germinated rice

Example Sentences

1

そのけいかくはまだほうがのだんかいだ。

That plan is still in its initial stage.