Word Meaning 哉

かな kana

哉 is read as かな (kana) and means how!.

Meaning

English

how!
what!
alas!

Reading

Kana

かな

Romaji

kana

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141206 Priority W

Example Sentences

何という美しさ哉。

なんといううつくしさかな

How beautiful it is!

嗚呼、悲しい哉。

ああかなしいかな

Alas, how sad.

幸いなる哉。

さいわいなるかな

How happy!

豈に図らん哉。

あにはからんや

Who would have thought?

善い哉。

よいかな

How good it is.

誠に不思議なこと哉。

まことにふしぎなことかな

It is truly a mysterious thing.

彼は誠に忠実な男哉。

かれはまことにちゅうじつなおとこかな

He is indeed a faithful man.

人生は夢の如き哉。

じんせいはゆめのごときかな

Life is like a dream.

大いなる哉。

おおいなるかな

How great!

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