萌ゆ

萌ゆ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萌
も Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Possibly cognate with classical verb 燃ゆ (moyu), modern 燃える (moeru, “to burn; get fired up; light ablaze”).

Verb

萌ゆ (intransitive, shimo nidan conjugation, hiragana もゆ, rōmaji moyu)

1. (archaic) to bud, sprout
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 10, poem 2177), text here

     春 (はる)者 (は)毛 (も)要 (𛀁)夏 (なつ)者 (は)緑 (みどり)丹 (に)紅 (くれなゐ)之 (の)綵色 (まだら)尓 (に)所見 (みゆる)秋 (あきの)山 (やま)可 (か)聞 (も) [Man'yōgana]

     春 (はる)は萌 (も)え夏 (なつ)は緑 (みどり)に紅 (くれなゐ)のまだらに見 (み)ゆる秋 (あき)の山 (やま)かも [Modern spelling]

     haru wa moe natsu wa midori ni kurenai no madara ni miyuru aki no yama ka mo

     In spring, budding; in summer, green; and in autumn, the mountain is specked with crimson colors.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "萌ゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	萌え	もえ	moe
Continuative (連用形)	萌え	もえ	moe
Terminal (終止形)	萌ゆ	もゆ	moyu
Attributive (連体形)	萌ゆる	もゆる	moyuru
Realis (已然形)	萌ゆれ	もゆれ	moyure
Imperative (命令形)	萌えよ	もえよ	moeyo
Key constructions
Negative	萌えず	もえず	moezu
Contrasting conjunction	萌ゆれど	もゆれど	moyuredo
Causal conjunction	萌ゆれば	もゆれば	moyureba
Conditional conjunction	萌えば	もえば	moeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	萌えき	もえき	moeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	萌えけり	もえけり	moekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	萌えつ	もえつ	moetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	萌えぬ	もえぬ	moenu
Perfect-continuative tense	萌えたり	もえたり	moetari

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 萌 (も)やす (moyasu, intransitive)
• 萌 (も)える (moeru, transitive)
• 萌 (も)え出 (い)づ (moeizu)
• 萌 (も)え木 (ぎ) (moegi)
• 萌葱 (もえぎ) 萌 (もえ)黄 (ぎ) (moegi)
• 萌 (も)え草 (ぐさ) (moegusa)
• 萌 (も)え出 (だ)す (moedasu)
• 萌 (も)え立 (た)つ (moetatsu)
• 萌 (も)え出 (で)る (moederu)
• 萌 (も)え渡 (わた)る (moewataru)
• 草 (くさ)萌 (も)え (kusamoe)
• 下 (した)萌 (も)ゆ (shitamoyu)