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jmdict 2027760 Active (id: 2226264)
萌え萌ゑ [sK]
もえ
1. [n]
▶ sprouting
▶ budding
2. [n,int] [sl]
《also written 萌ゑ》
▶ crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.)
▶ fascination
▶ infatuation
▶ moe
▶ moé
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2771200 萌え袖【もえそで】 1. overly long sleeves
  ⇐ see: 2013060 萌える【もえる】 2. to have a crush; to be infatuated



History:
7. A 2023-03-23 22:18:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-03-22 20:51:54  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーー─┬───────────╮
│ 萌え │ 5,537,592 │
│ 萌ゑ │     1,183 │
╰─ーー─┴───────────╯
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>萌ゑ</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
5. A 2023-03-22 11:11:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'm a little uncomfortable using an é in romanized Japanese, but I see we have "saké".
4. A* 2023-03-22 06:25:23  Opencooper
  Refs:
Oxford Dictionary: (in the context of Japanese popular culture) the quality in a fictional female character of being youthfully innocent and vulnerable in an idealized way, perceived as eliciting feelings of affection or protectiveness.
  Comments:
Also, some refs for the record:

* gg5: 2 〔アニメ・漫画ファンの間で, べた惚れ〕 a fascination 《with…》; an infatuation 《with…》; a crush 《on sb》.
* luminous:  (…に愛慕の情をもつ) form an attachment to…
* 和英:日本の文化・観光・歴史辞典: ❷〈べた惚れ〉(a level of) stylized cuteness and childlike behavior; attachment; fascination; crush.

* meikyo: ❷〔俗〕ある人やものに対して激しく心をときめかすこと。
* daijs: ある人や者に対して抱く、強い愛着心・情熱・欲望などの気持ちをいう俗語。必ずしも恋愛感情を意味するものではない。
* daijr: ある人物やものに対して,深い思い込みを抱くようすをいう若者言葉。その対象は実在するものだけでなく,アニメーションのキャラクターなど空想上のものにも及ぶ。
  Diff:
@@ -22,0 +23,2 @@
+<gloss>moe</gloss>
+<gloss>moé</gloss>
3. A 2018-01-22 21:46:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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