萌

萌

"萌" means "bud," "sprout," or metaphorically, "to blossom or develop feelings."

Here, 萌 (もえ) refers to the sprouting or budding condition of trees, indicating the seasonal change to spring.

萌え木々が春の訪れを告げる。

The sprouting trees announce the arrival of spring.

In this sentence, 萌える (もえる) is used metaphorically to express a pleasant, affectionate reaction, often in reference to characters or phenomena experienced in media.

アニメキャラクターに萌える人々が多いです。

Many people feel affection for anime characters.

Here, 萌芽 (ほうが) utilizes 萌 to describe the initial emergence or the beginning stages of new opportunities or concepts.

そのアイデアは新たな可能性の萌芽を示しました。

That idea showed the budding of new possibilities.