兆きざす

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

show signs; have symptoms; give indications

Used when something begins to appear or become noticeable, often with negative or medical connotations. Common with nouns like 兆し (sign) or 症状 (symptom).

• 彼かれの顔かおに疲つかれの色いろが兆きざし始はじめた。

  Signs of fatigue began to show on his face.

• インフルエンザの症しょう状じょうが兆きざしたら、すぐに休やすんでください。

  If you start showing flu symptoms, please rest immediately.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

bud; sprout; germinate

Literary or poetic use for plants beginning to grow; in modern Japanese, 芽が出る or 発芽する are more common. The kanji 萌す is specifically associated with this sense.

• 春はるの訪おとずれとともに、庭にわの木き々ぎが萌きざし始はじめた。

  With the arrival of spring, the trees in the garden began to bud.