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生える (はえる): to grow, to spring up; to cut (teeth) — Japanese vocabulary

生える is read はえる and means "to grow, to spring up; to cut (teeth)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

生える

Reading
はえる · haeru
Translation
to grow, to spring up; to cut (teeth)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はえるが

Example

おたまじゃくしは大きくなるにつれ、尻尾が消えて足が生えはじめる。

おたまじゃくしはおおきくなるにつれ、しっぽがきえてあしがはえはじめる。

As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form.

Kanji in this word

  • 生 — life, birth

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