みよ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
御代御世

From 御(み) (mi-) + 代(よ) (yo).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みよ [míꜜyò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Noun

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)^?}

(honorific) (imperial) reign
Hypernym: 代 (yo)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
三世

From 三(み) (mi) + 世(よ) (yo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Noun

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)^?}

(obsolete) past, present and future existences

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
見よ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲijo̞]

Verb

みよ • (miyo) ^{←みよ (miyo)^?}

literary imperative of みる: look!; lo and behold

Synonyms

(spoken imperative) 見(み)ろ (miro)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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