Memory phrase for the Kanji: 呀

呀

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Meaning

(sound of surprise) ah!, oh!

Pronunciation

 yā, ya

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)

Mnemonic
 
A mouth with a tusk, I am surprised: Oh!

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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 Vocabulary

啊呀 ā yā  interjection of surprise; Oh my!
哎呀 āi yā  interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
天呀 tiān ya  Heavens!; My goodness!
天呀 tiān ya  

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