彌生
See also: 弥生
Chinese edit
full; to fill | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (彌生) | 彌 | 生 | |
simp. (弥生) | 弥 | 生 |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弥生 (Yayoi).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
彌生
- Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan
- the former town of Yayoi, Ōita, Japan
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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彌 | 生 |
や Jinmeiyō |
お(い) > よ(い) Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Kyūjitai form of 弥生 (yayoi): the third month of the lunar calendar
Proper noun edit
- a female given name
- a surname
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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彌 | 生 |
いや Jinmeiyō |
お(い) Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Noun edit
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN