The kanji 也 primarily indicates "also," "too," "indeed," or serves as a sentence-ending particle emphasizing the preceding statement. It often implies a sense of agreement, confirmation, or completion. It can also indicate a pause or a rhetorical question.

・On-yomi (音読み): や (ya) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): なし (nashi) (This means "none" in terms of a specific reading, but the character itself doesn't have a direct independent Kun-yomi reading.)

⚫︎ 私もです也。 Translation: Me too. / I am also. ⚫︎ 彼は天才です也！ Translation: He is a genius indeed! ⚫︎ 美しいです也。 Translation: It is beautiful.

The character 也 is believed to be a pictograph. It depicts a person speaking, with the horizontal stroke representing the mouth. It developed into its current form over time. The original meaning relates to the expression of affirmation or agreement.