弥生
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 弥生
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.)
Kanji in this Word
弥
8 strokes
Frequency: 1687
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
all the more
increasingly
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ミ
ビ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
や
いや
いよ.いよ
わた.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
わたる
みつ
ひろ
よ
生
5 strokes
Frequency: 29
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
life
genuine
birth
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セイ
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.きる
い.かす
い.ける
う.まれる
うま.れる
う.まれ
うまれ
う.む
お.う
は.える
は.やす
き
なま
なま-
な.る
な.す
む.す
-う
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あさ
いき
いく
いけ
うぶ
うまい
え
おい
ぎゅう
くるみ
ごせ
さ
じょう
すぎ
そ
そう
ちる
なば
にう
にゅう
ふ
み
もう
よい
りゅう
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