也 — to be (classical)

也
Meaning
to be (classical)
On reading
ヤyaエe
Kun reading
なりnariかkaまたmata
Strokes
3
Learned in
Not taught at school — a kanji approved for use in names

也 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 也 for the sound “ya” (や).

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Meanings and readings from KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).