Translation guide
How to express 'sprout' in Japanese, covering young plant shoots, bean sprouts, and the action of sprouting.
Referring to a newly grown shoot from a seed, bulb, or plant, often used in cooking or gardening.
General word for a bud or sprout. Used for new growth on plants, trees, or from seeds.
The potato has sprouted.
In spring, the trees put out sprouts.
Specifically a new sprout or fresh bud, emphasizing newness.
Young sprout or bud, often used in literary or poetic contexts.
Referring to the edible sprouts of mung beans, soybeans, etc., commonly used in Asian cuisine.
Standard term for bean sprouts, especially mung bean sprouts.
I put bean sprouts in my ramen.
Specifically soybean sprouts, larger and crunchier than regular mung bean sprouts.
Soybean sprouts have a nice texture.
Describing the action of a seed or plant beginning to grow.
Literally 'a sprout comes out', the most common way to say something sprouts.
A week after sowing the seeds, they sprouted.
Formal/technical term for germination or sprouting, used in agriculture or science.
These seeds have a high germination rate.
To bud or sprout, often used for trees in spring. More poetic.
Referring to the vegetable Brussels sprout.
Standard term for Brussels sprouts.
I roasted Brussels sprouts in the oven.
芽 (め) means sprout or bud, while 目 (め) means eye. They are homophones but written with different kanji. Context usually makes it clear.
Remove the sprouts from the potato.
New sprouts have appeared.
The season when young sprouts appear.
I made stir-fried bean sprouts.
The willows have begun to sprout.