8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 4th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            bud, sprout, spear, germ
Kun'yomi
- め - sprout ②germinal disk (in an egg) 
On'yomi
- ガ 
Nanori
- じ 
- めぐ 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 82BD | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-18-74 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3920 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5002 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2240 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2784 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1429 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1927 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1905 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2054 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1676 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 683 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 709 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 30860P | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 434 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1455 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1549 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 358 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1697 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 457 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 497 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1835 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 645 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1924 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3k5.9 | 
| Four corner code | 4424.1 | 
| De Roo Code | 1947 |