萌やし

萌やし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萌
も Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 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

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

Noun

萌やし (hiragana もやし, katakana モヤシ, rōmaji moyashi, historical hiragana もやし)

1. bean sprout

Derived terms

• もやしっ子 (こ) (moyashikko)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN