萌やし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萌
も Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
糵 糱

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 萌(も)やす (moyasu, “to cause to sprout”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もやし [mòyáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) もやし [mòyáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ja̠ɕi]

Noun

萌(も)やし or 萌(モ)やし • (moyashi) ^{←もやし (moyasi)?}

1. bean sprout
2. (specifically) malt, a sprouted bean, rice, wheat, etc. used as an ingredient in beer and other things

Derived terms

• もやしっ子(こ) (moyashikko)