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Kanji Detail for 哉 - "question particle, exclamation"

哉

  • Meaning

    哉 means "question particle, exclamation." Also associated with beginning.

    1. Question particle - Expressing doubt or rhetorical question.

    2. Exclamation - Expressing wonder or emotion.

    3. Beginning - The start; commencement.

    4. To begin - To start for the first time.

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    • Verified meaning: question particle, exclamation
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かな, かなえ, かなき, さい)
    • Also carries these associations: beginning

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 哉

    Given names 哉(かな)Listen 哉(かなき)Listen 哉(ちか)Listen 哉(ちかし)Listen 哉(はじめ)Listen

    Surnames 哉(かなえ)Listen 哉(さい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    how; what; alas; question mark; exclamation mark

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    final exclamatory particle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (exclamatory or interrogative particle)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    final exclamatory particle

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

    A sentence-final particle. | Anciently had the meaning of "beginning." On the third day of the lunar month, 哉生明 means the moon begins to brighten.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kana(かな) かな

    ya(や) や

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    question particle exclamation beginning first time to begin emphasis rhetorical admiration emotion commence origin interjection expressive

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