noun

  1. bud, sprout.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
芽立ち めだち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bud, sprout, spear
め ガ じ (4th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば ガ ゲ (11th)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)