What does kanji 哉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 哉 is how.

How is kanji 哉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 哉 are かな, や; the onyomi readings are サイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 哉?

The main radical for kanji 哉 is 口.

What words use kanji 哉?

Example words that use kanji 哉 include 哉, 悦哉, 果たせるかな, 快哉.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

哉

Meaning

Kanji 哉

how

how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かなや
Onyomi 音読み: サイ
Nanori 名乗り: かすけとしちかはじめ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 9
Radical: 口
Components: 口 • 土 • 戈
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 栽 • 裁 • 烖 • 胾 • 載 • 截 • 韯

Related vocabulary

Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

哉

かな

how!

悦哉

えっさい

musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

果たせるかな

はたせるかな

as expected

快哉

かいさい

joy

栗ぜんざい

くりぜんざい

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

候哉

そうろうや

I wonder if ...

善哉

ぜんざい

well done!

善哉善哉

ぜんざいぜんざい

well done!

悲しいかな

かなしいかな

sad to say

已んぬる哉

やんぬるかな

I give up

快哉を叫ぶ

かいさいをさけぶ

to shout with exultation

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

何という美しさ哉。

How beautiful it is!

嗚呼、悲しい哉。

Alas, how sad.

幸いなる哉。

How happy!

豈に図らん哉。

Who would have thought?

善い哉。

How good it is.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.