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稍やや

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnoun or verb acting prenominallyadjective (generic)

やや

a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while

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Example sentences

今日きょうは昨日きのうよりやや寒さむい。

Today is slightly colder than yesterday.

彼女かのじょの声こえはやや緊張きんちょうしているように聞きこえた。

Her voice sounded somewhat tense.

この問題もんだいはやや難むずかしいが、解とけないことはない。

This problem is a little difficult, but it's not unsolvable.

計画けいかくの進すすみ具合ぐあいはやや遅おくれているようだ。

The progress of the plan seems to be slightly behind schedule.

彼かれはやや間まを置おいてから、静しずかに答こたえた。

He paused for a short while, then answered quietly.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)