Skip to content

やや: a little, partially, somewhat — Japanese vocabulary

やや means "a little, partially, somewhat". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

やや

Reading
やや · yaya
Translation
a little, partially, somewhat
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ややが

Example

この学校は規律がやや緩やかだ。

このがっこうはきりつがややゆるやかだ。

Discipline is rather mild at this school.

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free