(obsolete) The hentaigana syllable that is used to represent ya in old Japanese text.

approach / near, close

you

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(science fiction) a parallel world

(music) world music (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements)

a world cup

private; mine

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness