よしやよしやFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1adverbeven if; supposing thatusually written using kana aloneLiterary or formal concessive adverb, often used in hypothetical or resigned statements. Similar to たとえ~ても but more old-fashioned.See also: よしんばよしや失しっ敗ぱいしても、後こう悔かいはしない。