Japanese symbol for “sprouts”
若芽
わかめ
Romaji: wakame
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
In Japanese, sprouts is 若芽, read わかめ (wakame).
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Meanings
- n sprouts; new shoots; young buds
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sprouts”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スプラウト | スプラウト supurauto | sprout; sprouts |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 若者 | わかもの wakamono | young person; youngster; young people |
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some; few; a number of |
| 若い | わかい wakai | young; youthful |
| 若手 | わかて wakate | young person |
| 若年 | じゃくねん jakunen | youth |
| 若葉 | わかば wakaba | new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure |
| 発芽 | はつが hatsuga | germination; sprouting; budding |
| 芽生え | めばえ mebae | bud; sprout |
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.