新芽(しんめ)

しんめ
noun
new bud, new sprout
1. new bud, new sprout, young shoot
A newly emerging bud or shoot on a plant. Associated with spring and the start of new growth.
木(き)に新芽(しんめ)が出(で)てきた。
New buds have started to appear on the tree.
春(はる)になると新芽(しんめ)が一斉(いっせい)に芽吹(めぶ)く。
When spring comes, new buds sprout all at once.
お茶(おちゃ)の新芽(しんめ)を摘(つ)んで新茶(しんちゃ)を作(つく)る。
New tea leaves are picked to make shincha (first-harvest tea).

新芽(しんめ) refers to newly emerging buds or shoots on a plant. Strongly associated with spring and the image of renewal and fresh growth.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 新芽(しんめ)が出(で)る: new buds emerge
  • 新芽(しんめ)が芽吹(めぶ)く: new buds sprout
  • 新芽(しんめ)を摘(つ)む: to pick new buds
  • 新芽(しんめ)が伸(の)びる: new shoots grow

TEA CONTEXT:
In the tea world, 新芽(しんめ) refers to the first tender leaves of the season, prized for producing 新茶(しんちゃ) (first-flush tea, harvested in spring).

RELATED WORDS:

  • 芽(め): bud, sprout
  • 若葉(わかば): young leaves
  • 蕾(つぼみ): flower bud
  • 芽吹(めぶ)く: to sprout, to bud
general
Added 2026.2.23 15:34 · Revised 2026.3.30 14:29
13000/13028_shinme