also: いよ · よ · いよよ
Archaic adverb meaning 'more and more' or 'increasingly'. In modern Japanese, いよいよ is used instead. Found in classical texts.
See also: いよいよ
弥、弥、繁りに繁りて。
More and more, increasingly abundant.
Only with reading いや
Archaic intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very', restricted to the reading いや. Not used in modern Japanese.
いや遠くの国より来たれり。
He came from a very distant land.
prosperity; flourishing · best of luck; hurray
become still greater; increase further
second cousin
Archaic kanji spelling; modern usage is almost entirely kana.
Standard modern kana spelling for the archaic adverb.
Archaic reduplicated form; modern equivalent is いよいよ.
Archaic variant reading; rarely encountered.
Alternate archaic kanji; even rarer than 弥.
Very rare abbreviated reading; mostly in old poetry.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 弥 and 愈 are conventional spellings for the archaic adverb, not indicating a specific origin.