弥 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. （端から端に）わたる。
2. あまねく。
3. ますます。
4. 梵語の音訳などで「ミ」の当て字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

「彌」の略体。「彌」については彌#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

all the more, increasingly

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ミ
• ビ

Kun (native)

• やJHS
• いや
• いよ(いよ)
• わた(る)

Nanori (used in names)

• わたる
• みつ
• ひろ
• よ

Other languages

• 拼音mi2
• 한글mi
• Hán-ViệtDi

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

彐(けいがしら)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+5F25

grid_viewComponents

• ノ
• 亅はねぼう
• 𠂉かのかんむり
• 小しょう
• 弓ゆみ

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰弓尔

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 弥生やよい（古語・雅語）三月。やよい参照。third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
• 弥撒ミサ(Catholic) Mass
• 弥勒みろくMaitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku
• 弥いやmore and more, increasingly, extremely, very
• 弥久びきゅう長期にわたること。長引くこと。extending over a long time
• 弥縫びほう縫って繕うこと。 失敗などを取り繕うこと。patching up
• 弥陀みだ阿弥陀仏の略。Amitabha
• 弥栄いやさかprosperity, prospering, flourishing, best of luck
• 弥助やすけsushi
• 弥猛やたけardent, eager, impatient
• 弥猛にやたけにimpetuously, courageously, ardently, eagerly
• 弥猛心やたけごころfervent spirit
• 弥縫策びほうさく一時的に取り繕い、その場を逃れるための方策。stopgap measure, temporary expedient
• 弥勒仏みろくぶつMaitreya (Bodhisattva)
• 弥立つよだつto stand on end (of hair)
• 弥生尽やよいじんlast day of the third month of the lunar calendar
• 弥生人やよいじん弥生時代に日本列島に暮らしていた人々。Yayoi people
• 弥生山やよいやまmountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
• 弥生時代やよいじだい日本において、弥生土器の使用や大規模な水稲耕作などを特徴とする時代。縄文時代の後。古墳時代の前。Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
• 弥増さるいやまさるto become still greater

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(48 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 称One part differs
• 你One part differs
• 妳One part differs
• 珎One part differs
• 祢One part differs
• 袮One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

compare_arrowsVariants

• 彌Traditional form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-3-5

Four Corner

1829.0

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3h5.2

Heisig

1322

Nelson

1565