也 — kanji meaning “to be (classical)”
也
to be (classical)
- Meanings
- to be (classical)
- On'yomi
- ヤ (ya)、エ (e)
- Kun'yomi
- なり、か、また
- Name readings
- し
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1404 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 5
- Chinese reading
- yě — Chinese character page
Words with 也
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可也 | かなり kanari | considerably; fairly; quite |
| 空也餅 | くうやもち kuuyamochi | chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste |
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