Я

See also: я, я̆, and Appendix:Variations of "r"

Я U+042F, Я CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YA ← Ю [U+042E] Cyrillic а → [U+0430]

Translingual

Letter

Я (upper case, lower case я)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script.

Gallery

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  Italics.
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  Handwritten.

English

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Russian Я (Ja), faux Cyrillic.

Letter

Я

1. Used to represent R in Russian contexts.
   • 2010 May 7, Selenolycus, “Archived copy”, in r/linguistics‎^[1], Reddit, archived from the original on 16 July 2026:

     "Яussia" - what other languages misuse letters associated with a particular society?

   • 2026 July 13, Beniem, “Archived copy”, in r/eddieandrichie‎^[2], Reddit, archived from the original on 16 July 2026:

     ComЯade Яichie was well liked in Яussia, we neveЯ foЯGet an old seЯvice man!

See also

• klyukva (stereotypical depictions of Russia in Western pop culture)

Bashkir

Letter

Я • (Ya) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The forty-second letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̟]
• Rhymes: -ja

Letter

Я • (Ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called я (ja) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Chuvash

Letter

Я • (Ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Eastern Mari

Letter

Я • (JA) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	يا
Cyrillic	Я
Latin	İa

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /jɑ/

Letter

Я • (Ya) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The forty-second letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/

Letter

Я • (Ja) (upper case, lower case я) (italics: Я, я)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called я (ja) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja]

Letter

Я (Ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called я (ja) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

Romanian

Letter

Я (Ia) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Russian

Letter

Я • (Ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Russian alphabet, called я (ja) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tajik

Letter

Я • (Ya) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-fifth and final letter of the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by the letter Ю (Yu) (Yu).

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Udmurt

Letter

Я • (ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja]

• Audio:

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Letter

Я • (Ja) (upper case, lower case я)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called я (ja) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я