弥生やよい

noun

third month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete term for the third month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to April in the modern calendar.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの弥生やよいは、今いまの三さん月がつ下げ旬じゅんから四し月がつ下げ旬じゅんにあたる。

  The old lunar calendar's Yayoi corresponds to late March through late April today.

noun

Yayoi period; Yayoi culture

Historical term for the Japanese archaeological period (ca. 300 BCE–300 CE) and its associated culture, known for the introduction of wet-rice agriculture and metal tools.

See also: 弥生時代

• 弥生やよい時じ代だいには稲いな作さくが広ひろまった。

  Rice cultivation spread during the Yayoi period.

• この土ど器きは弥生やよい文ぶん化かの特とく徴ちょうをよく示しめしている。

  This pottery clearly shows the characteristics of Yayoi culture.

noun

thick growth (of grass, etc.)

Only with reading いやおい

Archaic meaning, used only with the reading いやおい. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは「いやおい」が草くさ木きの茂しげりを意い味みした。

  In old Japanese, 'iyaoi' meant thick growth of plants.