Japanese symbol for “germination”
発芽
はつが
Romaji: hatsuga
germination; sprouting; budding
In Japanese, germination is 発芽, read はつが (hatsuga).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs germination; sprouting; budding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “germination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 萌芽 | ほうが houga | germination; germ; sprout |
| 出芽 | しゅつが shutsuga | germination; sprouting |
| 胚胎 | はいたい haitai | germination; pregnancy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 芽生え | めばえ mebae | bud; sprout |
| 麦芽 | ばくが bakuga | malt |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.