Word Meaning

かな kana

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

Meaning

English

  1. how!
  2. what!
  3. 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 139628 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

果せる哉

はたせるかな

as expected

Example Sentences

9

なんといううつくしさかな

How beautiful it is!

ああかなしいかな

Alas, how sad.

さいわいなるかな

How happy!

あにはからんや

Who would have thought?

よいかな

How good it is.

まことにふしぎなことかな

It is truly a mysterious thing.

かれはまことにちゅうじつなおとこかな

He is indeed a faithful man.

じんせいはゆめのごときかな

Life is like a dream.

おおいなるかな

How great!