SuGoiSuす語彙す萌
萌: sprout
sprout; bud
11 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
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Kunもえる・きざす・めばえ・きざし
萌える is 'to sprout'; in anime and manga slang 萌え means affection for cute characters.
Key words
萌えるもえるto sprout
萌えもえmoe (fondness for cute characters)
萌芽ほうがgermination; budding
萌黄色もえぎいろlight yellow-green
萌しきざしsign; omen
Example sentences
雪どけのあと、野原の草が萌える季節になった。
After the snow melted, it became the season when grass sprouts in the fields.
この小さな研究会が、のちの大きな運動の萌芽となった。
This small study group became the seed of a large movement later on.
子猫の寝顔は、まさに萌えそのものだ。
A kitten's sleeping face is the very definition of moe.