Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 朝也, 朝弥, 麻矢, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. AH-SAH-YAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.