弥生時代

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弥 生 時 代
や
Grade: S		 お(い) > よ(い)
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 2		 だい
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
彌生時代 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Named after Yayoi, Tokyo, where antiques from this era were excavated.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やよいじ​だい [yàyóíjíꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠jo̞iʑida̠i]

Proper noun

弥(や)生(よい)時(じ)代(だい) • (Yayoi jidai) 

  1. Yayoi period of Japan (roughly from 10th century BC to 3rd century AD)
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