To Grow
To Spring Up, To Sprout, To Come Out
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. Remember how 生きる means "to live?" Well this is what happens right after it starts to live. It begins to grow!
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You'll know a seedling has managed to grow when you hear it yell "hah (は)!" in a cute little baby plant voice. "Hah! I knew I could do it! I knew I could grow! Hah!"
この木にはキノコが生える。
Mushrooms grow on this tree.
サンタクロースには白いヒゲが生えています。
Santa Claus has a white beard.
オレゴン州には、たくさんの木が生えています。
There are many trees growing in the state of Oregon.