Jiten

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

Composed of

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Reading usage

俊哉(しゅんや)Shun'ya#105060拓哉(たくや)Takuya#108715志賀直哉(しがなおや)Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)#124464友哉(ともや)Tomoya#127527木村拓哉(きむらたくや)Kimura Takuya (1972.11-)#151672龍哉(たつや)Tatsuya#159776智哉(ちや)Chiya#160645修哉(しゅうや)Shuuya#160980浩哉(ひろや)Kōya#170208悠哉(ゆうや)Yūya#188935

Most common words using this kanji

哉(かな)how!#47976快(かい)哉(さい)を叫(さけ)ぶto shout with exultation#51973快(かい)哉(さい)joy#68839直哉(のぶや)Naoki#76002達哉(たつちか)Tatsuchika#85185善(ぜん)哉(ざい)well done!#97624和哉(やずや)Kazuya#98967哉(かな)Kana#98969俊哉(しゅんや)Shun'ya#105060拓哉(たくや)Takuya#108715一哉(かずちか)Issai#116202志賀直哉(しがなおや)Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)#124464善(ぜん)哉(ざい)善(ぜん)哉(ざい)well done!#127258友哉(ともや)Tomoya#127527文哉(あやさ)Ayasa#130594尚哉(ひさや)Naoki#131631善(よ)き哉(かな)well done!#133103木村拓哉(きむらたくや)Kimura Takuya (1972.11-)#151672立哉(たつや)Tatsuya#152150聖哉(たかや)Seiya#152162