や否や

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いな
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Idiom

(いな) (ya ina ya

  1. as soon as
    (かれ)教室(きょうしつ)(はい)(いな)、みんなが()()がった。
    Kare ga kyōshitsu ni hairu ya ina ya, minna ga tachiagatta.
    No sooner had he entered the classroom than everyone stood up.
  2. whether, if
    Synonym: かどうか
    その事件(じけん)関連(かんれん)して記者達(きしゃたtち)首相(しゅしょう)辞任(じにん)する意思(いし)がある(いな)(たず)ねた。
    Sono jiken ni kanren shite kishatatchi wa shushō ni jinin suru ishi ga aru ya ina ya tazuneta.
    In connection with the incident, the reporters asked the Prime Minister whether he intended to resign.