みよ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
御代 御世

From 御(み) (mi-) + 代(よ) (yo).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​よ [míꜜyò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Noun

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)?}

1. (honorific) (imperial) reign

   Hypernym: 代 (yo)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
三世

From 三(み) (mi) + 世(よ) (yo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Noun

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)?}

1. (obsolete) past, present and future existences

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
見よ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Verb

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)?}

1. literary imperative of みる: look!; lo and behold

Synonyms

• (spoken imperative) 見(み)ろ (miro)