JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 弥: "all the more, increasingly"
The kanji 弥 means "all the more, increasingly". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ミ, ビ in on'yomi and や, いや, いよ.いよ, わた.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やいやいよ.いよわた.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | all the more, increasingly |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1687 of 2,501 |
Common words with 弥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 弥撒(Catholic) Mass
- 弥生third month of the lunar calendar · Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
- 弥more and more; increasingly · extremely; very
- 弥陀Amitabha
- 弥立つto stand on end (of hair)
- 南無阿弥陀仏Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
- 阿弥陀Amitabha (Buddha); Amida · ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
- 弥勒Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
- 元の木阿弥ending up right back where one started
- 弥兵衛place : Yahee
- 弥生時代Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
- 阿弥陀如来Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
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