Hiragana や (ya)
- Romaji
- ya
- Katakana
- ヤ
- Row
- Y-row #36 of 46
Written small after an i-column kana it forms a combined sound: きゃ = kya.
Words with や
Words that are usually written with kanji show their kanji spelling.
- やま yama mountain
- やね yane roof
- やきもき yakimoki Worried, anxious
- や yawritten 矢 arrow
- やるき yarukiwritten やる気 motivation
- やさい yasaiwritten 野菜 vegetables
- やりかた yarikatawritten やり方 method
- やくそく yakusokuwritten 約束 promise
- やきゅう yakyuuwritten 野球 baseball
- やっきょく yakkyokuwritten 薬局 pharmacy
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