めばえる

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
芽生える

Etymology

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From () (me) + ()える (haeru). The haeru changes to baeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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めばえる (mebaeruめばえる (mebaeru)?intransitive ichidan (stem めばえ (mebae), past めばえた (mebaeta))

  1. (literally or figuratively) to bud; to sprout
    (こい)(ごころ)()()える
    koigokoro ga mebaeru
    to start having thoughts of love and romance

Conjugation

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References

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