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Kanji for Sprout
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “sprout”: 芽、萌. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
sprout
A bud or sprout; the beginning of growth.
Green tea picked from the first tender spring buds is revered as the finest Shincha (新茶).
8 strokes On reading ガ (ga) Kun reading め (me) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: bud, sprout, spear, germ
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ga, me, megu
In Japan it appears in about 587 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 芽: Mary 芽愛里 · Cameron 夏芽路 · Gabriel 芽風里恵留 · Melissa 芽里咲 · Gabrielle 芽風里恵留 · Guy 芽生 · Mae 芽衣 · May 芽衣 · Med 芽道 · Meg 芽久 · Mei 芽衣 · Mel 芽瑠 and 134 more
sprout
New shoots sprouting in spring.
Moe (萌え), now a famous pop-culture term, originally described fresh green shoots sprouting in early spring.
11 strokes On reading ホウ (hou) Kun reading もえる、きざす、めばえ (moeru, kizasu, mebae) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt
Readings used for names on Nazuke: hou, me, mo, moe
In Japan it appears in about 738 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 萌: Elmo 恵瑠萌 · Tarmo 太瑠萌 · Tormod 藤瑠萌 · Anselmo 杏世瑠萌 · Emogene 永萌希 · Lamonica 良萌仁佳 · Richmond 里智萌登 · Moni 萌仁 · Mimmo 実萌 · Monte 萌天 · Monty 萌天 · Lamont 良萌斗 and 16 more
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