Word details

萌え

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 萌え.

Dictionary

Entry

萌えNounFreq #17644
1

sprouting; budding

2

Slang; Interjection; Also written 萌ゑ

crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation; moe; moé

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt

11 strokesFrequency 2,346JLPT N1Grade 9

On

ホウ

Kun

も.えるきざ.すめばえきざ.し

Nanori

もえきざし

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