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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

The teacher wrote 'Time is money' in big letters on the blackboard.

I walked quite a distance, so my feet began to hurt.

This temple is a famed temple with a thousand years of history.

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