やや
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やや
1
Noun or verb acting prenominally
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while
Examples
この学校は規律がやや緩やかだ。
Discipline is rather mild at this school.
Kanji in this Word
稍
12 strokes
Meanings
slightly
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やや
ようやく
漸
14 strokes
Frequency: 2115
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
steadily
gradually advancing
finally
barely
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ようや.く
やや
ようよ.う
すす.む
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