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Radical 芽 ガ め じ めぐ Bud Sprout

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Nanori じ, めぐ
English bud, sprout, spear, germ
Examples 芽(め): sprout
発芽(はつが): burgeoning
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 4
Frequency 1691
Components 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)
牙: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 140
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword bud
Koohii Story 1 Buds while they´re still small tend to be tusk-shaped.
Koohii Story 2 Zoo keepers are baffled as to why the tips of the elephant´s tusks keep budding into flowers.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade4, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_nature_plant.tree

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