What does いや mean?
いや is a Japanese interjection meaning “no (disagreeing)” in English. It can also be translated as “well” or “actually” depending on context. It is written as いや in hiragana, and iya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
いや、違います。
No, that's not right.
いや、やっぱり行くよ。
Actually, I'll go after all.