萌え
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Japanese
[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 萌 |
| も Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
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Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]- 尊い (tōtoi)
Verb
[edit]- imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 萌える (moeru) [ichidan]: budding, sprouting
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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