萌芽（ほうが）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: bud/sprout (of ideas)
Example sentences
- 新しい文化の萌芽が見られる。 — The first sprouts of a new culture can be seen.
- その考えの萌芽は昔からあった。 — The seeds of that idea had existed since long ago.
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