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萌え

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

Noun
Freq #17644
1

sprouting; budding

2

Slang; Interjection; Also written 萌ゑ

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

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 2346
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

show symptoms of
sprout
bud
malt

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
も.える
きざ.す
めばえ
きざ.し
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
もえ
きざし
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