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也

to be (classical)
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingヤ、エ
Kun readingなり、か、また
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Meanings

  1. to be (classical)
  2. estRtK

Radicals and components

Radical乙secondComponents

Compound words

也行やぎょう
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
可也かなり
considerably
事実は小説より奇也じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
truth is stranger than fiction
時は金也ときはかねなり
time is money
弱き者よ汝の名は女也よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり
frailty, thy name is woman
知らぬは亭主許り也しらぬはていしゅばかりなり
the husband is always the last to know
空也餅くうやもち
chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 也

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

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