弥
弥

all the more, increasingly

8 strokesFrequency 1,687JLPT N1Grade 8

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ミビ

Kun

やいやいよ.いよわた.る

Nanori

わたるみつひろよ

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いよいよ愈愈々弥々AdverbUsually kanaFreq #1677
1

more and more; all the more; increasingly

Examples
いよいよ薄暮、もうすぐ宵闇。
It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.
2

at last; finally; beyond doubt

Examples
いよいよ千載一遇のチャンスがめぐってきた。
At last, a chance in a million arrived.
3

(at the) last moment; worst possible time

渡るわたるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2252
1

Occ. written as 渉る

to cross over; to go across

Examples
橋は安全です。車でわたれます。
The bridge is safe; you can drive across.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Occ. written as 亘る or 亙る

to extend; to cover; to range; to span

Examples
この儀式は幾世代にもわたって伝わってきた。
This ceremony has been handed down from generation to generation.
《野次馬》やじうま《弥次馬》NounFreq #12528
1

Derogatory

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

Examples
喧嘩を見ようと、野次馬が集まった。
A crowd collected to watch the fight.
ミサ《弥撒》NounUsually kanaFreq #23001
1

(Catholic) Mass

Examples
ミサは、食べたり飲んだりしてイエスキリストを偲ぶカトリックの儀式だ。
Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.
弥生やよいいやおいNounFreq #23119
1

Obsolete term

third month of the lunar calendar

2

Historical term

Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

3

いやおい only; Archaic

thick growth (of grass, etc.)

弥愈いや (弥)いよ (弥)よ (弥)いよよAdverbArchaicFreq #26169
1

more and more; increasingly

2

いや only

extremely; very

弥陀みだNounFreq #33975
1

Abbreviation

Amitabha

やじ《野次》ヤジ《弥次》NounUsually kanaFreq #35064
1

hooting; jeering; heckling

Examples
その歌手が舞台に現れると聴衆は彼にブーブーという野次を飛ばした。なぜなら彼は自分の妻を捨てて他の女性に乗り換えたからだ。
When the singer appeared on stage, the audience gave him the Bronx cheer, because he dumped his wife for another woman.
よだつ弥立つIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #35750
1

to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair)

南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつExpressionFreq #40207
1

Buddhism; Prayer for rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

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