Word Meaning 夜叉

やしゃ yasha

夜叉 is read as やしゃ (yasha) and means yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors).

Meaning

English

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

Reading

Kana

やしゃ

Romaji

yasha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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夜

よ

dinner

夜行

やこう

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夜間

やかん

night

夜中

よなか

middle of the night

夜明け

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dawn

夜空

よぞら

night sky

夜景

やけい

night view

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