Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
2346 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt
Kunyomi: も.える きざ.す めばえ きざ.し
Onyomi: ホウ
Composition: 艹 明
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
萌芽 （ホウガ） germination, germ, sprout, bud, sign
萌芽更新 （ホウガコウシン） coppicing, coppice regeneration
萌える （もえる） to burst into bud, to sprout, to have a crush, to be infatuated
兆す （きざす） to show signs, to have symptoms, to give indications (of), to bud, to germinate, to sprout
兆し （きざし） signs, omen, symptoms