萌ゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Possibly cognate with classical verb 燃ゆ (moyu), modern 燃える (moeru, to burn; get fired up; light ablaze).

Verb

() • (moyuintransitive nidan

  1. (archaic) to bud, sprout
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 10, poem 2177:
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      (はる)()毛要(も𛀁)(なつ)()(みどり)()(くれなゐ)()綵色(まだら)()所見(みゆる)(あきの)(やま)可聞(かも) [Man'yōgana]
      (はる)()(なつ)(みどり)(くれなゐ)のまだらに()ゆる(あき)(やま)かも [Modern spelling]
      haru wa moe natsu wa midori ni kurenai no madara ni miyuru aki no yama ka mo
      In spring, budding; in summer, green; and in autumn, the mountain is specked with crimson colors.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ()やす (moyasu, active)
  • ()える (moeru, mediopassive)
  • ()() (moeizu)
  • ()() (moegi)
  • 萌葱(もえぎ) (もえ)() (moegi)
  • ()(ぐさ) (moegusa)
  • ()() (moedasu)
  • ()() (moetatsu)
  • ()() (moederu)
  • ()(わた) (moewataru)
  • (くさ)() (kusamoe)
  • (した)() (shitamoyu)