Memory phrase for the Kanji: 芽


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Meaning

bud, seedling, sprout

Pronunciation

GA
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Explanation

Top: plant , bottom: tusk (pictograph)

Mnemonic

Plants and also tusks grow from a sprout.

Radicals

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

 芽  め  sprout
 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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