芽 yá
noun
: bud; sprout
Kun Reading
芽 | め me
noun
: sprout
芽ぐむ | めぐむ megumu
godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to bud; to sprout
芽ぶく | めぶく mebuku
godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to bud
On Reading
は ha
が ga
芽苗 ya2miao2: a shoot; a sprout; a seedling
萌芽 meng2ya2: to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud
[ほうが houga: germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign]
新芽 xin1ya2: sprout; bud
[しんめ shinme: sprout; bud; shoot]
豆芽菜 dou4 ya2 cai4: bean sprouts
麥芽糖 [麦芽糖] mai4 ya2 tang2: maltose (sweet syrup)
小麥胚芽 [小麦胚芽] xiao3 mai4 pei1 ya2: wheat germ
Japanese expression
木の芽時 | このめどき ko no medoki OR きのめどき ki no medoki
: early spring
芽が出る | めがでる me ga teru
: to bud; to sprout; to germinate;
: to have luck on one’s side; to get lucky
芽を出す | めをだす me o dasu
: to sprout; to put forth buds
芽を摘む | めをつむ me o tsumu
: to nip something in the bud; to nip the buds
お芽出度い | おめでたい omedetai
: (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) (polite language) special; auspicious; happy
: naive; innocent; good-natured; gullible; foolish
お芽出度う | おめでとう omedetou
: (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) congratulations! an auspicious occasion!
形声 Pictographic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
牙 (ya2: tooth radical 92) provides the sound.
Examples:
春天嫩芽初绽。
chun1tian1 nen4ya2 chu1 zhang4
The new buds appear in the spring.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
