"にゃ" meaning in Japanese

See にゃ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟a̠] Forms: nya [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onom|ja}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{ja-noun}} にゃ • (nya)
  1. mew, meow (US, Australia), miaow (UK)
    Sense id: en-にゃ-ja-noun-ihO7kLTH Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cats Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 56 3 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Japanese onomatopoeias: 45 10 45 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 55 5 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 7 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 3 28 Disambiguation of Cats: 66 5 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [ɲ̟a̠] Forms: nya [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} にゃ • (nya)
  1. Contraction of には (ni wa). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: には (extra: ni wa)
    Sense id: en-にゃ-ja-particle-secRAa-W Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Japanese onomatopoeias: 45 10 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Syllable

IPA: [ɲ̟a̠] Forms: nya [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} にゃ • (nya)
  1. The hiragana syllable にゃ (nya). Its equivalent in katakana is ニャ (nya).
    Sense id: en-にゃ-ja-syllable-3FTfBp-c Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese particles, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 40 3 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 52 5 43 Disambiguation of Japanese onomatopoeias: 45 10 45 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 27 8 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        }
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      "links": [
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          "にゃ#Japanese"
        ],
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        ]
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟a̠]"
    }
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          "english": "to mew",
          "roman": "nyā to naku",
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          ],
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          "meow",
          "meow"
        ],
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          "miaow",
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        ]
      ]
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    }
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          "にゃ",
          "にゃ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "ニャ",
          "ニャ#Japanese"
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Download raw JSONL data for にゃ meaning in Japanese (3.4kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "にゃ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "syllable",
  "title": "にゃ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "にゃ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "にゃ",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "にゃ",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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