Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 弥生(やよい) in Japanese

弥生
Kana Reading
やよい, いやおい
Romaji
yayoi, iyaoi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    third month of the lunar calendar
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    thick growth (of grass, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

all the more, increasingly

On'Yomi: ミ, ビ

Kun'Yomi: いや, や, あまねし, いよいよ, とおい, ひさし, ひさ.しい, わた.る

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: 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

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