也 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 也意味

to be (classical)

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也 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

なり nari
か ka
また mata

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ヤ ya
エ e

Examples

死は万人に来るべきもの、すべて人は死すべきものなり。

Death is certain to all, all shall die.

団結は力なり。

Strength in unity.

知識はちからなり。

Knowledge is power.

文は人なり。

The style is the man himself.

逆もまた真なり。

The converse is also true.

これ不変の真理なり。

This is an immutable truth.

彼も人なり我も人なり。

What man has done, man can do.

彼も人なり我も人なり。

What man has done, man can do.

攻撃は最大の防御なり。

The most effective defense is offense.

美は真にして真は美なり。

Beauty is truth, truth beauty.

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丘 hill, knoll

棟 ridgepole, ridge

壌 lot, earth, soil

漫 cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

玄 mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound