germinate

On-Yomi: ホウ

Koohii stories:

1) [adrianbarritt] 19-1-2008(41): You need a lot of bright light to germinate flowers.

2) [raseru] 23-6-2008(18): Bud, Moe girls are cute as flowers with their bright smiles. ― Note:You'll see this often as 萌え [moe] which is something cute you have a crush on. The beginning word, bud (plant related), is actually one of the keyword meanings this kanji has.

3) [ikmys] 28-5-2007(12): If there is one thing those nasty german's hate its bright, happy flowers.

4) [oregum] 15-1-2009(7): FLOWERS need BRIGHT light to germinate.

5) [synewave] 2-7-2007(3): In となりのトトロ May checks to see if her seeds have germinated (of plant) every day or rather day and night (moon).