彌生

See also: 弥生

Chinese

		full; to fill	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (彌生)		彌	生
simp. (弥生)		弥	生

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弥生 (Yayoi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Míshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ saang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Míshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mísheng
  - Wade–Giles: Mi²-shêng¹
  - Yale: Mí-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Misheng
  - Palladius: Мишэн (Mišɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ saang¹
  - Yale: mèih sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ sang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

彌生

Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan
the former town of Yayoi, Ōita, Japan

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
彌	生
や Jinmeiyō	お(い) > よ(い) Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やよい [yàyóí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ja̠jo̞i]

Noun

彌(や)生(よい) • (yayoi) ^{←やよひ (yayofi)^?}

Kyūjitai form of 弥生 (yayoi): the third month of the lunar calendar

Proper noun

彌(や)生(よい) • (Yayoi) ^{←やよひ (Yayofi)^?}

a female given name
a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彌	生
いや Jinmeiyō	お(い) Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

彌(いや)生(おい) • (iyaoi) ^{←いやおひ (iyaofi)^?}

Kyūjitai form of 弥生 (iyaoi): thick growth; the third month of the lunar calendar

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN