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What is the Hiragana for 'Ya'? | や

If you are wondering what is the Hiragana for 'Ya', you've come to the right place!

The Hiragana for 'Ya' is 'や'.

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    Ya

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Words Using

Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and grammatical elements.

This hiragana character is used in 39 words:

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    やがて

    Meaning

    Eventually

    word

    やっぱり

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    After all

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    つぶやく

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    Mutter

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    やや

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    Slightly

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    やけど

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    Burn

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    思いやり

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    Consideration

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    増やす

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    Increase

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    おやつ

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    Snack

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    すやすや

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    Soundly

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    甘やかす

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    Spoil

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    いやらしい

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    Lewd

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    いやいや

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    Reluctantly

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    がやがや

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    Noisily

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    鮮やか

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    Vivid

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    穏やか

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    Calm

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    ささやく

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    Whisper

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    爽やか

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    Refreshing

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    やって来る

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    Come

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    やり方

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    Method

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    費やす

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    Consume, Spend

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    どうやら

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    Seems

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    生やす

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    Grow

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    やり

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    Spear

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    やくざ

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    Gangster

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    ぼんやり

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    Vague

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    やり直し

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    Redo

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    やり直す

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    Redo

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    和やか

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    Harmonious

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    やたら

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    Excessively

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    にこやか

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    Cheerful

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    冷やす

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    Cool

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    やかましい

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    Noisy

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    やっつける

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    Defeat

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    冷やかす

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    Tease

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    緩やか

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    Gentle

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    燃やす

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    Burn

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    にやにや

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    Smirk

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    華やか

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    Showy

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    やたらに

    Meaning

    Excessively

Learn the Hiragana

Let's make sure you fully understand this hiragana character.

What does や sound like?

や is pronounced as 'Ya'.

To help you master this hiragana character, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its reading.