This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

弥生

Readings

Kana: やよい、いやおい
Romaji: yayoi, iyaoi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

third month of the lunar calendar

Note: obsolete term
2

thick growth (of grass, etc.)

Note: archaism
3

Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE)

Kanji

Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いや、 や、 あまねし、 いよいよ、 とおい、 ひさし、 ひさ.しい、 わた.る
Meanings: all the more, increasingly
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 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
Meanings: life, genuine, birth