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yaya
adverb, noun or verb acting prenominally

Alternate Written Forms:

[やや()]
yaya
[やや()]
yaya

English Meaning(s) for やや

adverb, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

Definition and Synonyms for やや

Partly in part
Synonyms: やや, ある程度, 部分的
Infant a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Synonyms: ねね, やや, やや, いやや, ねんね, ベビー, 乳児, 乳飲み子, 嬰児, 幼児, , 稚児, 赤ちゃん, 赤ん坊, 赤子, 赤子
A Trifle to a small degree
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干
More Or Less to a small degree or extent
Synonyms: やや, ちっと, ちょい, わずか, いくらか, いささか, ちょっと, ちょびっと, 一寸, 多少, 少々, 少し, 幾分, 心なし, 心なしか, 心持ち
A Trifle somewhat
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干
Partly in some degree
Synonyms: やや, ある程度, 部分的
Partly not wholly
Synonyms: やや, ある程度, 部分的

Categories やや is a member of

Child a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
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Stroke Order Diagrams for やや

Sample Sentences for やや

The price is kind of high for a used car.
Discipline is rather mild at this school.
This form looks kind of complicated. Help me fill it out.
The economy is in a slight depression.
He is a little slow, but otherwise he is a good student.

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