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Kanji Detail for 乎 - "exclamation, wonder, expression"

乎

  • Meaning

    乎 means "exclamation, wonder, expression."

    1. Alas - An exclamation expressing emotion.

    2. Question particle - Expressing doubt ("would it not be...").

    3. Exclamation - Expressing wonder or strong feeling.

    4. Calling - Used when addressing someone.

    5. Location, Comparison - Expressing place, time, object, or comparison.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    question mark; ?

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    interrogative or exclamatory final particle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    interrogative or exclamatory final particle

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A modal particle. An interrogative word. (Analects) "Is he a gentleman? Is he one who puts on a grave appearance?" | An exclamatory sound. (Analects) "Shen! My way has one thread running through it." | An exclamatory particle. Such as 巍巍乎 (how lofty!), 蕩蕩乎 (how vast!), 必也正名乎 (surely it is the rectification of names!), 其如示諸斯乎 (as if showing it to these!). | At; in. (Doctrine of the Mean) "What is sought from ministers... what is sought from sons."
  • Onyomitip

    ko(こ) こ

  • Kunyomitip

    ka(か) か

    kana(かな) かな

    o(お) お

    ya(や) や

  • Strokestip

    5 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    丿 (no・haraibo)

  • Related Keywords
    particle exclamation question alas wonder emotion expression rhetoric inquiry doubt emphasis calling address feeling sentiment interjection classical literary poetic
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