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JLPT N1 · Noun

蕾 (tsubomi)

蕾 (つぼみ, tsubomi) is a Japanese noun meaning “(flower) bud”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
つぼみ
Romaji
tsubomi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. (flower) bud · noun
  2. promising young person; budding beauty · noun

Example sentences

バラのつぼみは摘めるうちに摘め。
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
Tatoeba #197898

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

Kanji in 蕾

蕾
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)ライ・つぼみ · 16 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1571800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.