萌芽

新しい芸術運動の萌芽がこの時期に見られる。
The first stirrings of a new art movement can be seen in this period.
実験では種子の萌芽率を測った。
The experiment measured the seed germination rate.
対立の萌芽を早いうちに見逃してはいけない。
Do not overlook the first signs of conflict.
小さな会合に改革の萌芽があった。
That small meeting held the seeds of reform.
春の畑で豆の萌芽を確認した。
We observed the beans’ sprouting in the spring field.

Similar words

発生

芽生え

きざし

春の畑で豆の萌芽を確認した。
We observed the beans’ sprouting in the spring field.
新しい芸術運動の萌芽がこの時期に見られる。
The first stirrings of a new art movement can be seen in this period.
小さな会合に改革の萌芽があった。
That small meeting held the seeds of reform.
実験では種子の萌芽率を測った。
The experiment measured the seed germination rate.
対立の萌芽を早いうちに見逃してはいけない。
Do not overlook the first signs of conflict.

芽生え

きざし

発生

萌 and 芽 both evoke a new shoot; the same image extends from plants to the start of an idea or problem.

What does 萌芽 mean?

The first emergence of a plant or, figuratively, of a movement, change, or problem.

How do you read 萌芽?

It is read ほうが, written hōga.

When would you use 萌芽?

A formal noun in botany and in writing about the earliest signs of social or intellectual change.

How is 萌芽 different from 芽生え?

芽生え is an everyday “budding”; this Sino-Japanese noun is more formal and common in analysis.

How does 萌芽 change in a sentence?

A noun, also used with する as 萌芽する.

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