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弥

all the more
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingミ、ビ
Kun readingや、いや、いよ.いよ、わた.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. all the more
    ここで中断したら元の木阿弥だぞっ。If we stop here, we'll be right back where we started!tatoeba
    もー、弥生のナビが判りにくいから、同じトコぐるぐる回ったじゃない。Hmph, Yayoi's navigation was difficult to follow so we ended up going round and round the same places.tatoeba
  2. increasingly
  3. more and moreRtK
  1. third month of the lunar calendar
  2. yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
  3. yayoi culture
  4. thick growth (of grass, etc.)

Radicals and components

Radical弓bow
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · hammock · reclining · lying down · small (小) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1322

Compound words

弥生やよい
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; thick growth (of grass, etc.)
阿弥陀あみだ
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
弥るわたる
to cross over
弥久びきゅう
extending over a long time
弥撒ミサ
(Catholic) Mass
弥次やじ
hooting
弥勒みろく
Maitreya (Bodhisattva)
弥次るやじる
to jeer (at)
弥勒仏みろくぶつ
Maitreya (Bodhisattva)
弥勒菩薩みろくぼさつ
Maitreya (Bodhisattva)
元の木阿弥もとのもくあみ
ending up right back where one started
元の杢阿弥もとのもくあみ
ending up right back where one started
南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつ
Namu Amida Butsu
南無阿弥陀佛なむあみだぶつ
Namu Amida Butsu

Additional Examples

僕の名は弥太郎です。
My name is Yatarou.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 弥

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step