Japanese symbol for “kaya”
伽耶
かや
Romaji: kaya
Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy); Karak
In Japanese, kaya is 伽耶, read かや (kaya).
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Meanings
- n Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy); Karak
Written forms: 伽耶、伽倻、加耶. Readings: かや.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “kaya”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 榧 | かや kaya | kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree |
| 加羅 | から kara | Karak (ancient Korean confederacy); Kaya |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伽藍 | がらん garan | temple (esp. large one); monastery |
| 御伽 | おとぎ otogi | attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant |
| 伽羅 | きゃら kyara | aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana) |
| 夜伽 | よとぎ yotogi | attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse) |
| 瑜伽 | ゆが yuga | yoga |
| 有耶無耶 | うやむや uyamuya | indefinite; hazy; vague |
| 耶蘇教 | やそきょう yasokyou | Christianity |
| 耶蘇 | やそ yaso | Jesus (Christ) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.