Word details

弥生

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 弥生.

Dictionary

Entry

弥生よいいやおい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.)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

all the more, increasingly

8 strokesFrequency 1,687JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いやいよ.いよわた.る

Nanori

わたるみつひろ

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

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.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

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