也
也: to be (classical)
to be (classical); name kanji
3 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
ヤ・エ
Kunなり・か・また
Classical copula なり in proverbs and signs; in given names it is read や.
Key words
也なりto be (classical)
可也かなりconsiderably; fairly
時は金也ときはかねなりtime is money
Example sentences
先生は黒板に「時は金也」と大きく書いた。
The teacher wrote 'Time is money' in big letters on the blackboard.
可也の距離を歩いたので、足が痛くなった。
I walked quite a distance, so my feet began to hurt.
この寺は、千年の歴史を持つ名刹也。
This temple is a famed temple with a thousand years of history.