新芽(しんめ)

しんめ
noun
new bud, new sprout
natureplant-general
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(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 buds 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

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

Related Words

Related: 若葉(わかば) (young leaves)
Related: 蕾(つぼみ) (flower bud)
Related: 芽吹(めぶ)く (to sprout, to bud)
Compare: 脇芽 (side shoot)
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Added 2026.2.23 15:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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