What does や (ya | や) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

親切にしてやればつけあがる。
shinsetsu ni shiteyare ba tsukeagaru.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

子供や赤ちゃんは生理的に苦手なの。
kodomo ya akachan wa seiri teki ni nigate na no.
I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.

牛に乾草をやって、昼の仕事はおわりです。
ushi ni kansō o yatte, hiru no shigoto wa owari desu.
I give the cows hay, and midday's work is over.

社屋や従業員に被害はなく、平常通り営業している。
shaoku ya jūgyū in ni higai wa naku, heijō dōri eigyū shi te iru.
There was no damage to the office, or workers, and we're in business as usual.

雨が降って土に湿り気があると草は取りやすくなる。
ame ga futte do ni shimerike ga aru to kusa wa tori yasuku naru.
When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds. | After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.

暴力や脅しによって金品を奪い去る事件も多発している。
bōryoku ya odoshi niyotte kinpin o ubai saru jiken mo tahatsu shi te iru.
Also many incidents of robbery by threats and violence are occurring.

殺してやる！ぶっ殺して、踏み潰してやる！くそったれ！死ね！
koroshi te yaru! buttobashi te, fumi tsubushi te yaru! ku sottare! shine!
I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!

ここでは、文字やパスのアウトラインの作成について説明します。
koko de wa, moji ya pasu no autorain no sakusei nitsuite setsumei shi masu.
Here we explain about creating outlines of characters and paths.

洗濯の耐久性やあらゆることを考慮するとコチラに辿り着きました。
sentaku no taikyū sei ya arayuru koto o kōryo suru to kochira ni tadori tsuki mashi ta.
Bearing in mind the durability in washing and various factors this is what we arrived at:.

ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。
hōbeni ya kuchibeni o sasu dake de hyōjō ya egao ga dondon kawatte kurun desu.
Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.

それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。
sore o kawakiri toshite ōshū no shi ya bungaku o tasū shōkai suru yō ni nari mashi ta.
With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.

くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。
kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai.
Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。
kangae tan da kedo, yappari kōyū no wa yoku nai kara, kyō o kagiri ni wakareyo u.
I've thought about it, and what we're doing is just not right, so let's break up after today.

ペットロスとは、ペットを失った飼い主に起きるショックや怒りなどの反応をいう。
petto rosu to wa, petto o ushinatta kainushi ni okiru shokku ya ikari nado no hannō o iu.
"Pet loss" refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occur in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.

ネット上のマナーやら常識の無さやうんちゃらかんちゃらにうんざりしっぱなしです。
### - netto jō no manā yara jōshiki no na sa ya un chi ゃらかんちゃらにうんざりしっぱなしです.
I'm aghast at the lack of manners, common sense and so on and so forth on the net.

良い医者は患者に説明する時、人体模型を使うなどして、わかりやすく説明してくれる。
yoi isha wa kanja ni setsumei suru toki, jintai mokei o tsukau nado shi te, wakari yasuku setsumei shi te kureru.
Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.

MPEG-4 AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。
MPEG - 4 AVC rokuga no jitsuryoku tesuto : tsukai yasu sa wa motoyori, gashitsu . onshitsu no jitsuryoku mo takai.
MPEG-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.

ニワトリの赤く立派なトサカは性別や種類を見分けるときに役立っていると考えられている。
niwatori no akaku rippa na tosaka wa seibetsu ya jurui o miwakeru toki ni yakudatte iru to kangae rare te iru.
The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.

お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。
o miyamairi de otozure ta ōnishi kōji san ( 40 ), yuki megumi san ( 34 ) fusai wa ' kodomo ga sukoyaka ni sodatsu koto o inori mashi ta ' to hanashi te i ta.
The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily.".

	The Japanese word
	や
	is pronounced
	ya \| や
	means
	and {etc.} {prt}

	Examples:
	親切にしてやればつけあがる。 shinsetsu ni shiteyare ba tsukeagaru. Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
	子供や赤ちゃんは生理的に苦手なの。 kodomo ya akachan wa seiri teki ni nigate na no. I'm instinctively bad with children and infants.
	牛に乾草をやって、昼の仕事はおわりです。 ushi ni kansō o yatte, hiru no shigoto wa owari desu. I give the cows hay, and midday's work is over.
	社屋や従業員に被害はなく、平常通り営業している。 shaoku ya jūgyū in ni higai wa naku, heijō dōri eigyū shi te iru. There was no damage to the office, or workers, and we're in business as usual.
	雨が降って土に湿り気があると草は取りやすくなる。 ame ga futte do ni shimerike ga aru to kusa wa tori yasuku naru. When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds. \| After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.
	暴力や脅しによって金品を奪い去る事件も多発している。 bōryoku ya odoshi niyotte kinpin o ubai saru jiken mo tahatsu shi te iru. Also many incidents of robbery by threats and violence are occurring.
	殺してやる！ぶっ殺して、踏み潰してやる！くそったれ！死ね！ koroshi te yaru! buttobashi te, fumi tsubushi te yaru! ku sottare! shine! I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
	ここでは、文字やパスのアウトラインの作成について説明します。 koko de wa, moji ya pasu no autorain no sakusei nitsuite setsumei shi masu. Here we explain about creating outlines of characters and paths.
	洗濯の耐久性やあらゆることを考慮するとコチラに辿り着きました。 sentaku no taikyū sei ya arayuru koto o kōryo suru to kochira ni tadori tsuki mashi ta. Bearing in mind the durability in washing and various factors this is what we arrived at:.
	ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。 hōbeni ya kuchibeni o sasu dake de hyōjō ya egao ga dondon kawatte kurun desu. Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.
	それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。 sore o kawakiri toshite ōshū no shi ya bungaku o tasū shōkai suru yō ni nari mashi ta. With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
	くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。 kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai. Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.
	考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。 kangae tan da kedo, yappari kōyū no wa yoku nai kara, kyō o kagiri ni wakareyo u. I've thought about it, and what we're doing is just not right, so let's break up after today.
	ペットロスとは、ペットを失った飼い主に起きるショックや怒りなどの反応をいう。 petto rosu to wa, petto o ushinatta kainushi ni okiru shokku ya ikari nado no hannō o iu. "Pet loss" refers to the reactions of shock and anger that occur in owners who have been bereaved of their pets.
	ネット上のマナーやら常識の無さやうんちゃらかんちゃらにうんざりしっぱなしです。 ### - netto jō no manā yara jōshiki no na sa ya un chi ゃらかんちゃらにうんざりしっぱなしです. I'm aghast at the lack of manners, common sense and so on and so forth on the net.
	良い医者は患者に説明する時、人体模型を使うなどして、わかりやすく説明してくれる。 yoi isha wa kanja ni setsumei suru toki, jintai mokei o tsukau nado shi te, wakari yasuku setsumei shi te kureru. Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.
	MPEG-4 AVC録画の実力テスト：使いやすさはもとより、画質・音質の実力も高い。 MPEG - 4 AVC rokuga no jitsuryoku tesuto : tsukai yasu sa wa motoyori, gashitsu . onshitsu no jitsuryoku mo takai. MPEG-4 AVC recording practical test: It was always easy to use, now the picture and sound quality is high too.
	ニワトリの赤く立派なトサカは性別や種類を見分けるときに役立っていると考えられている。 niwatori no akaku rippa na tosaka wa seibetsu ya jurui o miwakeru toki ni yakudatte iru to kangae rare te iru. The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.
	お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。 o miyamairi de otozure ta ōnishi kōji san ( 40 ), yuki megumi san ( 34 ) fusai wa ' kodomo ga sukoyaka ni sodatsu koto o inori mashi ta ' to hanashi te i ta. The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily.".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org