下手や | Shirabe

や

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Common

や

Meaning

1. ①
  
  such things as ...; and ... and
  
  used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place
  
  あなたはすぐにそこの食たべ物ものや飲のみ物ものの楽たのしみ方かたがわかってくるでしょう。
  
  You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
2. ②
  
  the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as
  
  after the dictionary form of a verb
  
  See also: や否や (やいなや)
3. ③
  
  Kansai-ben
  
  be; is
  
  See also: 兌 (だ)
4. ④
  
  o; oh
  
  punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.
  
  これじゃあ、僕ぼくは一生いっしょう結婚けっこんなんて出来できやしないや。
  
  I guess I'm never going to get married.
5. ⑤
  
  huh; what
  
  interjection expressing surprise
6. ⑥
  
  hi
  
  やぁ、トム。
  
  Hi, Tom.
7. ⑦
  
  yes; what?
8. ⑧
  
  yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?
  
  indicates a question
1. ①
  
  EN や, in hiragana, or ヤ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora.
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