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    3. 也

    也

    也なり

    to be (classical)

    N1KMT8Freq #1404Core ConceptsAmbiguous glossKanji3 strokes

    組

    也也

    A line is drawn, then a second stroke joins it. The old scribe reads them aloud: it is. Classical for to be.

    Kun'yomi

    なりかまた

    On'yomi

    ヤエ

    Nanori

    し

    to be (classical)

    丨乙

    丨
    乙

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    乞九乙乳乱引収弔乙乞九乳乱

    Alternative forms of this concept

    乚

    Concepts using this kanji

    可也

    considerably

    也

    to be

    空也餅

    chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste

    Showing 3 of 3 words

    乞

    beg

    九

    nine

    乙

    the latter

    乳

    milk

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