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芽ぐむ (めぐむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

芽めぐむ

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Intransitive godan verb describing plants putting out buds or new shoots, typically in spring.

庭にわの木き々ぎが芽めぐみ始はじめた。
The trees in the garden have started to bud.
春はるになると、桜さくらの枝えだが芽めぐむ

。

In spring, the cherry tree branches bud.

Written forms

芽めぐむUsage41%
Standard kanji spelling using 芽 (bud/sprout).
めぐむUsage55%
萌めぐむUsage3%
Rare variant using 萌 (sprout/bud); 芽ぐむ is far more common.

Kanji

芽bud, sprout, spear
萌show symptoms of, sprout, bud

Similar words

芽め吹ぶく
Also means 'to bud', but 芽吹く is more common and general. 芽ぐむ is slightly more literary or poetic.

Etymology

Compound of 芽 (me, 'bud') + ぐむ (-gumu, a verb-forming suffix meaning 'to show signs of' or 'to become'). The suffix ぐむ is also seen in words like 涙ぐむ (namidagumu, 'to be tearful').