芽生え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芽	生
め Grade: 4	は > ば Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めばえ [mèbáé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) めばえ [méꜜbàè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) めばえ [mèbáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞ba̠e̞]

(Kyoto) めばえ [mébáé] (Kōki – [0])^[1]

Noun

芽(め)生(ば)え • (mebae)

[from 1840] germination; sprouting; the act of new seeds appearing; also the sprout produced
Synonyms: 芽差し (mezashi), 芽出し (medashi), 発芽 (hatsuga), 萌芽 (hōga), 新芽 (shinme, shinga)
[from 1901] (hapax legomenon) a seedling
Synonym: 実生 (mishō)

Antonym: 接木 (tsugiki, “grafting”)
[from 1889] the beginning of an occurrence; an "embryo"
Synonyms: 萌芽 (hōga), 兆し (kizashi)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN