Japanese Word Entry

伽耶
Kana:かや
Romaji:kaya
Definition: Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak
Alternative forms:
  • 伽倻 【 かや (kaya) 】

  • 加耶 【 かや (kaya) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

nursing, attending, entertainer, transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.), entertainer (Japanese), temple, in Chinese this character is not used alone
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄚ (jiā), ㄑㄧㄝˊ (qié), ㄍㄚ (gā)
Cantonese: gaa1
Japanese: カ (ka)、 ガ (ga)、 キャ (kya)、 ギャ (gya) / とぎ (togi)
Korean: 가 (ga)
Vietnamese: già

question mark, used in transliteration
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄝˊ (yé), ㄧㄝ (yē), ㄒㄧㄝˊ (xié)
Cantonese: je4
Japanese: ヤ (ya)、 ジャ (ja) / か (ka)、 や (ya)
Korean: 야 (ya)
Vietnamese: da

phonetic used in Korean place names
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄝ (yē)
Cantonese: je4
Japanese: ヤ (ya) / や (ya)
Korean: 야 (ya)
Vietnamese: gia

add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada, add to, augment
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄚ (jiā)
Cantonese: gaa1
Japanese: カ (ka) / くわ.える (kuwaeru)、 くわ.わる (kuwawaru)、 くわえて (kuwaete)
Korean: 가 (ga)
Vietnamese: gia