Kanji

What does the kanji 耶 mean?

耶 means interrogative particle (classical); phonetic character (in transliterated names). On'yomi ヤ、ジャ. Kun'yomi か.

Quick facts
On'yomiヤ、ジャ
Kun'yomiか
Strokes9
Main radical耳
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヤ、ジャKun'yomi か
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

interrogative particle (classical); phonetic character (in transliterated names)

Memory hook

Turning the ear (耳) towards the next quarter to ask — QUESTION PARTICLE.

Main radical

耳ear 6 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.