かくやMeanings1adverb taking the 'to' particlethus; in this wayusually written using kana alonedated termDated literary adverb used with と to mean 'in this way' or 'thus'. Often found in older texts or formal writing.かくやと思おもわれる節ふしがある。There is a passage that seems to be thus.彼かれはかくやと語かたった。He spoke in this way.