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Kanji Detail for 也 - "to be (classical)"
也
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Meaning
也 means "to be (classical)."
To be - A classical copula meaning "is."
Question particle - Expressing inquiry or emphasis.
Exclamation - A particle for calling or addressing.
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Tattoo check: 也
- Verified meaning: to be (classical)
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read なり, また)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 也
Given names 也(なり)
Surnames 也(また)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
to be (classical)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Ye
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
also, too
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A particle for definitive statements. Such as 仁者人也 (benevolence is humaneness), 義者宜也 (righteousness is appropriateness). | An initial particle. Commonly used in colloquial language today. Same meaning as 亦.
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Sentences including 也
Mr Tatuya deals in grain.
Takuya swam naked as a jaybird.
Shinya married a pretty girl.
Tatsuya has some friends who live in New York.
「トムはなんでトムっていうの？ 本名じゃないんだよね？」「うん。本名は智也っていうんだけど、トモヤがトモになって、トモがトムになったんだ」
"Why are you called Tom? It's not your real name, right?" "Right. My real name is Tomoya, but then Tomoya became Tomo, which then became Tom."