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VocabJLPT N1

Yayoi

Noun

Definitions

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

This word has two main uses: it refers to the third month of the lunar calendar in classical Japanese, and it is also the name of a historical period in Japan known for the spread of rice farming and metalworking. As a given name for women, it remains popular in modern Japan.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When yayoi arrives on the lunar calendar, the whole village gets busy all at once.

Sentence 2

If we're going by the lunar calendar, does that make it yayoi right now?

Sentence 3

Wait, there are actually places that still celebrate the lunar Yayoi?

Sentence 4

"Yayoi is the third lunar month, right?" he asked.

Sentence 5

This year, yayoi lunar calendar events were held in scaled-back form across the country.