萌え

もえ

Meanings

1. Noun sprouting; budding; young shoot
2. Noun, Interjection moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters) (occ. written 萌ゑ)

Kanji

• 萌 show symptoms of; sprout; bud. Read as もえる.

Example sentences

• トムは萌えキャラにハマってるんだ。
  Tom is into moe characters.

Words containing 萌え

• 萌える (もえる) to burst into bud
• 萌え袖 (もえそで) overly long sleeves
• ギャップ萌え (ギャップもえ) gap moe

And 9 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists