Memory phrase for the Kanji: 芽

芽

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Meaning

bud, seedling, sprout

Pronunciation

 GA
me

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: tusk 牙 (pictograph)

Mnemonic
Plants and also tusks grow from a sprout.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
牙 tusk of an elephantRadical: kiba
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Vocabulary

 芽  め  sprout
 芽吹く  めぶく  to bud
 芽生える  めばえる  to bud, to sprout
 麦芽  ばくが  malt
 発芽  はつが  burgeoning

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