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芽生える (めばえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

芽め生ばえる

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Literal botanical sense: plants putting out buds or shoots.

庭にわの木きに若わか葉ばが芽め生ばえた。
New leaves have sprouted on the tree in the garden.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

; begin to grow

Figurative use: feelings, ideas, or relationships beginning to develop.

彼かの女じょに初はじめて会あったとき、恋こい心ごころが芽め生ばえた。
When I first met her, feelings of love began to grow.
議ぎ論ろんの中なかから新あたらしいアイデアが芽め生ばえた。
A new idea arose from the discussion.

Written forms

芽め生ばえるUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
芽めばえるUsage11%
Alternate spelling with kana ば; less common but still encountered.
めばえるUsage2%

Kanji

芽bud, sprout, spear
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

芽め
芽 is the noun 'bud' or 'sprout'; 芽生える is the verb describing the process of budding.
生はえる
生える means 'to grow' or 'to sprout' more generally; 芽生える specifically emphasizes the emergence of a bud or the beginning of growth.

Etymology

Compound of 芽 (me, 'bud') and 生える (haeru, 'to grow'), with rendaku voicing of は to ば. The literal meaning is 'bud-grow'.