哉 — kanji meaning “how”
哉
how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark
- Meanings
- how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi
- かな、や
- Name readings
- か、すけ、とし、ちか、はじめ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- zāi — Chinese character page
Words with 哉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 善哉 | ぜんざい zenzai | well done!; bravo! |
| 快哉 | かいさい kaisai | joy; exultation |
| 候哉 | そうろうや sourouya | I wonder if ... |
| 善哉善哉 | ぜんざいぜんざい zenzaizenzai | well done!; great!; bravo! |
| 悦哉 | えっさい essai | musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk) |
| 善き哉 | よきかな yokikana | well done!; bravo! |
| 善い哉 | よいかな yoikana | well done!; bravo! |
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