弥生 (やよい) — Yayoi period, March (old calendar)
弥生
Yayoi period
Frequency #7400
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. noun
yayoi
やよい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
やよい[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- Yayoi period
- March (old calendar)
Usage examples
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弥生時代には、水田で米を作る暮らしが広がりました。
Yayoi jidai ni wa, suiden de kome o tsukuru kurashi ga hirogarimashita.
During the Yayoi period, a way of life based on growing rice in paddies spread.
暮らしから読む、日本の歴史 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第1章 土の器と、一粒の米