Vocabulary What does 芽生え (めばえ, mebae) mean? 芽生え (めばえ, mebae) means bud; sprout. Quick factsReadingめばえRomajimebaePart of speechnoun 芽生えめばえmebaebud; sprout1noun bud; sproutKanji in this word芽sprout, bud生to live, to be born; student