漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
耶: question mark
JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
耳 carries the meaning · ⻏ is drawn in
9 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ヤya · on'yomi · in compounds
- 耶嬢やじょうfather and mother
- 伽耶かやKaya (ancient Korean confederacy); Karak
- 三昧耶さんまやtime
Also read ジャ, か, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Listen closely to the whispers of the world! This character traces the delicate shape of the human ear.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ヤ
6 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side耶 question mark · ⻏
vs取 take · 又In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yé
Same form: 耶 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 耶 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 耶 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yé most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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