萌ほう動どう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sprouting; budding

Literary or poetic term for plants beginning to sprout or bud, often used in spring contexts. Can also be used figuratively for the beginning of something.

• 春はるの訪おとずれとともに、木き々ぎが萌ほう動どうし始はじめる。

  With the arrival of spring, the trees begin to bud.

• 彼かれの心こころに新あたらしい希き望ぼうが萌ほう動どうした。

  A new hope sprouted in his heart.