JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

哉

Meaning

Kanji 哉

how

how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark

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11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

Play word 哉

哉

かな

how!

Play word 悦哉

悦哉

えっさい

musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

Play word 果たせるかな

果たせるかな

はたせるかな

as expected

Play word 快哉

快哉

かいさい

joy

Play word 栗ぜんざい

栗ぜんざい

くりぜんざい

sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts

Play word 候哉

候哉

そうろうや

I wonder if ...

Play word 善哉

善哉

ぜんざい

well done!

Play word 善哉善哉

善哉善哉

ぜんざいぜんざい

well done!

Play word 悲しいかな

悲しいかな

かなしいかな

sad to say

Play word 已んぬる哉

已んぬる哉

やんぬるかな

I give up

Play word 快哉を叫ぶ

快哉を叫ぶ

かいさいをさけぶ

to shout with exultation

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

Play sentence: 何という美しさ哉。

何という美しさ哉。

How beautiful it is!

Play sentence: 嗚呼、悲しい哉。

嗚呼、悲しい哉。

Alas, how sad.

Play sentence: 幸いなる哉。

幸いなる哉。

How happy!

Play sentence: 豈に図らん哉。

豈に図らん哉。

Who would have thought?

Play sentence: 善い哉。

善い哉。

How good it is.