萌やし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萌
も Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
糵

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 萌(も)やす (moyasu, “to cause to sprout”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もやし [mòyáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) もやし [mòyáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ja̠ɕi]

Noun

萌(も)やし or 萌(モ)やし • (moyashi) ^{←もやし (moyasi)^?}

bean sprout

Derived terms

もやしっ子(こ) (moyashikko)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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