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芽

bud
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガ
Kun readingめ
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. budRtK
  2. sprout
  3. spear
  4. germ
  1. shoot
  2. germinal disk (in an egg)

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · tusk

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2054

Compound words

新芽しんめ
sprout; bud; shoot
麦芽ばくが
malt
発芽はつが
germination; sprouting; budding
萌芽ほうが
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning
芽生えめばえ
bud; sprout
木の芽きのめ
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 芽

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