How to say 'Slightly' in Japanese | やや

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The Japanese word for Slightly is 'Yaya', written as やや in Japanese.

word

やや

Meaning

Slightly

Reading

Yaya

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'やや' means 'slightly' or 'somewhat'. It is used to indicate a small degree or extent of something. This word is often used in formal or written contexts to describe a minor change, difference, or degree. For example: The temperature is slightly higher today「今日はやや気温が高い」(きょうはややきおんがたかい). The results were somewhat disappointing「結果はやや残念だった」(けっかはややざんねんだった). Note that 'やや' is less casual than other similar adverbs like 'ちょっと' and is more commonly used in descriptive or analytical contexts.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

2037

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word やや

This word contains 1 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

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'Yaya' means 'Slightly' .

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