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