Chinese

Noun

胚芽

1. (botany) plumule
2. (figuratively) bud; origin

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) はいが [hàígá] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠iɡ̃a̠]

Noun

胚芽 ‎(hiragana はいが, romaji haiga)

1. germ (mass of cells)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3