JLPT N1 · Noun

苗 (nae)

苗 (なえ, nae) is a Japanese noun meaning “seedling; young plant”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なえ
Romaji: nae
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

seedling; young plant · noun
rice seedling · noun

Example sentences

彼は種からトマトの苗を育てた。

He raised tomato plants from seed.

Tatoeba #104440

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 苗

苗

seedling, sapling, shootビョウ・ミョウ・なえ・なわ- · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1490470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.