"萌え" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞e̞] Audio: Native Moe Pronunciation.ogg Forms: 萌え [canonical] (ruby: ()), moe [romanization]
Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”). The "feelings of affection towards a fictional character" sense likely first appeared in the early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem or continuative form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{m|ja|萌える||to bud, sprout; be aroused|tr=moeru}} 萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|もえ}} 萌(も)え • (moe)
  1. budding, sprouting
    Sense id: en-萌え-ja-noun-6Yj-Vv6P
  2. (anime, manga slang) moe: feelings of affection towards a fictional character Tags: slang Categories (topical): Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en-萌え-ja-noun-VFqz9jYl Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 69 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 17 70 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 17 69 13 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 萌え萌え (moemoe) (ruby: (), ()), 萌え車 (moesha) (ruby: (), (しゃ)), 萌え袖 (moesode) (ruby: (), (そで)), 萌え年賀状 (moe nengajō) (ruby: (), 年賀状(ねんがじょう)), 萌え豚 (moebuta) (ruby: (), (ぶた)), 萌え要素 (moe yōso) (ruby: (), 要素(ようそ)), ギャップ萌え (gyappu moe) (ruby: ()), 工場萌え (kōjō moe) (ruby: 工場(こうじょう), ()) Related terms: 尊い (tōtoi) (ruby: (とうと))

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞e̞] Audio: Native Moe Pronunciation.ogg Forms: 萌え [canonical] (ruby: ()), moe [romanization]
Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”). The "feelings of affection towards a fictional character" sense likely first appeared in the early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem or continuative form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{m|ja|萌える||to bud, sprout; be aroused|tr=moeru}} 萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”) Head templates: {{ja-verb form|もえ}} 萌(も)え • (moe)
  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 萌える (moeru) [ichidan]: budding, sprouting
    Sense id: en-萌え-ja-verb-C6nPW1nh

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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with audio links",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "Japanese verb forms"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "連用形",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stem or continuative form",
        "tr": "ren'yōkei"
      },
      "expansion": "連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "萌える",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to bud, sprout; be aroused",
        "tr": "moeru"
      },
      "expansion": "萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 萌える (moeru, “to bud, sprout; be aroused”).\nThe \"feelings of affection towards a fictional character\" sense likely first appeared in the early 1990s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "萌え",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "萌",
          "も"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moe",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "もえ"
      },
      "expansion": "萌(も)え • (moe)",
      "name": "ja-verb form"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 萌える (moeru) [ichidan]: budding, sprouting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imperfective",
          "未然形#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "stem (or continuative) forms",
          "連用形#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "萌える",
          "萌える#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "bud",
          "bud"
        ],
        [
          "sprout",
          "sprout"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "もえ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mo̞e̞]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Native Moe Pronunciation.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Native_Moe_Pronunciation.ogg/Native_Moe_Pronunciation.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Native_Moe_Pronunciation.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Shogakukan",
    "Tōkyō",
    "ja:大辞泉",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "萌え"
}

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