yes; yea; aye; affirmative
Archaic or formal interjection meaning 'yes' or 'it is so'. Not used in modern everyday speech; may appear in historical or literary contexts.
irregular -ru verb (-ri ending), intransitive verb
to be so
Archaic verb meaning 'to be so' or 'to be like that'. The plain form しかり is the dictionary form of an irregular ru-verb. Modern Japanese uses そうである or その通りである instead.
An old word says, 'It is so.'
The same is true of literature, and it's true of music as well.
"Indeed, yes," the old man nodded.
はい is the standard modern word for 'yes', whereas 然り is an old-fashioned or formal interjection with the same meaning.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 然り and 爾り are rare and archaic.
Rare kanji form; may be encountered in classical or literary contexts.
Very rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
A contraction of classical 然かあり, “to be so,” comprising 然か, “so,” and あり, “to be.”