漢字道KANJIDO

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ヤ・ジャ
Kun
Meaning
interrogative particle

Origin

ORIGIN

Ear 耳 with 邑: originally a place name, borrowed as the particle marking a question.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 有耶無耶うやむや

    left vague; unsettled

  • 耶馬渓やばけい

    Yabakei Gorge (Oita)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

話は有耶無耶のまま終わってしまった。

The matter ended up left vague.

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