やや

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings

Pronunciation

Adverb

やや • (yayaやや (yaya)?

  1. slightly
Derived terms
  • ややあって (yaya atte)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

やや • (yaya

  1. Interjection of surprise.

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings

稚児
嬰児
赤児

Pronunciation

Noun

やや • (yayaやや (yaya)?

  1. baby

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN