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萌 means 'germination'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 2371   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-5    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 18 words   Used in 26 words   Used in 594 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   ホウ
Kun
   える to germinate
Kun    めばえ   きざ   きざ
Name    もえ   きざし
⿱   () grass   bright  
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萌 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 萌 is used 22 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ホウ : 3 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: ほうが
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
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える : 12 words FIND ALL
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to burst into bud; to sprout
2. to have a crush; to be infatuated  (manga slang)
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える (read as もえ) : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
light green; yellowish-green
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きざ : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
signs; omen; symptoms
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An additional ホウ less common words include 萌 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ホウ    germination   もえる to germinate   
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メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
grass   
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