萌ゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萌
も
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

萌(も)ゆ • (moyu) intransitive †nidan

  1. (archaic) to bud, sprout
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 10, poem 2177:
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      春(はる)者(は)毛要(も𛀁)夏(なつ)者(は)緑(みどり)丹(に)紅(くれなゐ)之(の)綵色(まだら)尓(に)所見(みゆる)秋(あきの)山(やま)可聞(かも) [Man'yōgana]
      春(はる)は萌(も)え夏(なつ)は緑(みどり)に紅(くれなゐ)のまだらに見(み)ゆる秋(あき)の山(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.

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