noun

  1. third month of the lunar calendar. Obsolete term.
  2. Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture. Messages.hist.
  3. thick growth (of grass, etc.). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
弥生 やよい
いや
おい
弥生 いやおい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

all the more, increasingly
や ミ ビ (11th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
you, that
ジ ニ なんじ (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)