萌える もえる to burst into bud #17,693 Meanings ichidan verb, intransitive to burst into bud; to sprout colloquial to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated Its kanji 萌 ホウ · も.える、きざ.す、めばえ、きざ.し show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt