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：2026/01/03
牙
Hiragana
め
Kanji
芽
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
牙（きば）：動物の口の中にある、特に鋭く突き出た歯。獲物を捕らえたり、身を守ったりするために使われる。 / 牙：建物や物の一部が、鋭く突き出ている部分をたとえて言う表現。 / 牙：権力や攻撃性など、内に秘めた鋭さや危険性をたとえて言う表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
くさやきのめがつちからでてきたばかりのもの。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（古）植物的芽 / （古）嫩芽；新芽
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
植物的芽 / 幼芽 / 嫩芽
Korean Meaning
새싹 / 싹 / 눈(싹)
Vietnamese Meaning
mầm cây / chồi cây / nụ cây
Tagalog Meaning
usbong ng halaman / sibol ng halaman
Sense（1）
(obsolete) a plant sprout, a plant bud
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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In the old days, people used to call a newly sprouting plant '牙'.
In the old days, people used to call a newly sprouting plant '牙'.
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昔の人々は、新たに芽吹く植物を「牙」と呼んでいました。
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