亦

• ピンイン: yì
• 漢字の分解: 亦 = 大 (person with spread arms) + two underarm marks — originally indicating the armpit; semantically extended to also/likewise in classical Chinese

意味

亦（また、〜も）

Exclusively literary and formal; never used in casual spoken Chinese, where 也 is the standard equivalent. Appears in classical idioms such as 亦步亦趋 and 人云亦云, and in formal prose. Carries an elevated, archaic register that adds weight or solemnity to writing. Common in official documents, academic texts, and literary quotations.

例文

1. 学者认为，经济的繁荣固然重要，社会公平与文化传承亦不可忽视，三者缺一不可。
2. 他在专业领域成就卓越，在公益事业方面亦贡献良多，被业界誉为学者与慈善家的结合体。
3. 古人云：知之为知之，不知为不知，此乃为学之道，亦是做人之本。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, academic writing, official documents, classical Chinese

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 本研究不仅验证了假设一的有效性，亦意外发现市场分层与消费者信任度正相关。(This study not only confirmed Hypothesis 1, but also unexpectedly found a positive correlation between market segmentation and consumer trust.)
• 大国竞争不仅在军经领域，在科技标准、国际规则和叙事话语权上亦日趋激烈。(Great-power competition is not only in military and economic fields; it is also becoming increasingly intense over technology standards, international rules, and narrative power.)

避ける言い方

• 我亦要去 — 亦 is classical/literary; in everyday speech use 我也要去; 亦 in casual conversation sounds artificially archaic

起源と歴史

亦 = 大 (a person with arms spread wide) with two marks beneath the arms indicating the armpits; by extension, meaning likewise or in the same way

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Older, educated

社会的背景: Universal