(music) to be offbeat / to be faulty; to contain mistakes

pain, suffering, sorrows

Small combining form of katakana ヤ (ya) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in a, such as シャ (sha), チャ (cha), and キャ (kya). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.

谷間: (geology) valley, ravine / 谷間: a low space between tall objects, such as buildings / 谷間: cleavage between breasts