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What does 弥生 (やよい, yayoi) mean?

弥生 (やよい, yayoi) means third month of the lunar calendar.

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Readingやよい
Romajiyayoi
Part of speechnoun
やよい
yayoi

third month of the lunar calendar

  1. 1noun third month of the lunar calendar
  2. 2noun Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
  3. 3noun thick growth (of grass, etc.)

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