Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
1691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: bud, sprout, spear, germ
Kunyomi: め
Onyomi: ガ
Composition: 艹 牙
Radical: 艸
Reading: くさかんむり
Meaning: grass
Strokes: 3
麦芽(ばくが) malt
胚芽(はいが) embryo bud, germ
発芽する(はつがする) germinate, sprout [v.i.]
芽(め) sprout [n.]
新芽(しんめ) bud, shoot [n.]
芽生える(めばえる) bud, sprout [v.i.]
芽球 (ガキュウ) gemmule, blast (cell)
芽殖孤虫 (ガショクコチュウ) Sparganum proliferum (species of worm)
発芽 (ハツガ) germination, sprouting, budding
萌芽 (ホウガ) germination, germ, sprout, bud, sign
芽 (め) sprout, shoot, bud, germinal disk (in an egg)
目出度い (めでたい) happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, naive
若芽 (わかめ) sprouts, new shoots, young buds
腋芽 (えきが) axillary bud, lateral bud