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
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
yayoi
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.
Meanings
- Yayoi period
- March (old calendar)