This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、も.える、きざ.す、めばえ、きざ.し
Romaji: hou, mo.eru, kiza.su, mebae, kiza.shi
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: もえ、きざし
Romaji: moe, kizashi
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Romaji

Meanings

show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2346
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  maeng
Chinese Reading:  meng2
Unicode:  840c
JIS:  4B28

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2301
Nelson Index: 3979
New Nelson Index: 5094
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.11
Four Corner Index: 4462.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31265X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0732
Remembering the kanji Index: 2377
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1481
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1995
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2460
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2871

Words

萌える (もえる)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
もやしっ子 (もやしっこ)
weak child; frail child; gangly child
萌黄色 (もえぎいろ)
light green; yellowish-green
下萌え (したもえ)
sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil
萌え出る (もえでる)
to sprout; to bud
萌芽 (ほうが)
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
萌え木 (もえぎ)
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
萌やし (もやし)
bean sprouts
萌え立つ (もえたつ)
to burst into leaf; to sprout
萌え (もえ)
sprouting; budding; crush (anime, manga term); fascination; infatuation
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