Meaning of 弥生 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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弥生
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Kana Readingやよい, いやおい
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Romajiyayoi, iyaoi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- third month of the lunar calendar
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- thick growth (of grass, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE)
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all the more, increasingly
On: ミ, ビ
Kun: いや, や, あまねし, いよいよ, とおい, ひさし, ひさ.しい, わた.る
8 strokes
life, genuine, birth
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, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う
5 strokes
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