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哉 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 哉 意味

how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark

哉 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

かな kana
や ya

KUNYOMI 訓読み

サイ sai

Examples

えーと、パン粉は有ったかな?Hmm, did we have some breadcrumbs?
ラジオをとめてくれないかなぁ。I wish they would turn off the radio.
肘が痛むんだよ。病院に行こうかな。My elbow really hurts. I guess I should go to a hospital.
今晩暇かな?Are you free tonight?
晴れるのかなあ?I wonder if it will be nice.
道間違えたかな?Am I on the wrong road?
恋かな?Is this love?
メモリが足りないのかなぁ。I don’t have enough RAM.
彼女の話は本当かな?Is her story true?
彼はあした来るかな。I wonder if he’ll come tomorrow.

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