# 芽 — bud; sprout

芽 means “bud; sprout”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ガ (ga). Kun'yomi: め (me). You'll see it in words such as 芽 (me, “sprout; shoot”).

- Meaning: bud; sprout
- On'yomi: ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi: め (me)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 4

## How to remember 芽

Sounds like 牙: both read ガ.

Parts: 艹 grass · 牙 fang

## Words with 芽

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 芽 | め (me) | sprout; shoot |

## More in the “Plants & farming 4” set

[桑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mulberry/) · [穂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ear-of-grain/) · [芽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bud/) · [苗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seedling/) · [穀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cereals/) · [桃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peach/) · [薫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smell-sweet/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bud/. Last updated 2026-11-01.