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哉 Kanji meaning "how, what, alas"

Jiten frequency #2214JLPT N1JinmeiyouKanken Level 準1WaniKani Level 57RTKTMW Divine Idol9 strokes

Meanings

how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark

On'yomi

サイ

Kun'yomi

かなや

Reading usage

俊哉(しゅんや)Shun'ya #103757拓哉(たくや)Takuya #106819志賀直哉(しがなおや)Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21) #123415友哉(ともよし)Tomoya #127768木村拓哉(きむらたくや)Kimura Takuya (1972.11-) #155862龍哉(りゅうや)Tatsuya #156252修哉(しゅうや)Shuuya #157263智哉(としや)Chiya #163910浩哉(ひろや)Kōya #167411悠哉(ゆかな)Yūya #186142

Most common words using this kanji

哉(かな)how! #48412快(かい)哉(さい)を叫(さけ)ぶto shout with exultation #52295快(かい)哉(さい)joy #68139直哉(なおや)Naoki #74132達哉(たつや)Tatsuchika #82815善(ぜん)哉(ざい)well done! #97321和哉(やずや)Kazuya #99654哉(かな)Kana #102345俊哉(しゅんや)Shun'ya #103757拓哉(たくや)Takuya #106819一哉(かずちか)Issai #112489志賀直哉(しがなおや)Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21) #123415善(ぜん)哉(ざい)善(ぜん)哉(ざい)well done! #124835友哉(ともよし)Tomoya #127768文哉(ふみや)Ayasa #128029尚哉(ひさや)Naoki #129218善(よ)き哉(かな)well done! #134281立哉(たつや)Tatsuya #149371聖哉(たかや)Seiya #149385克哉(かつかな)Katsukana #155728
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