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哉
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final exclamatory particle

HSK 10 N1
Communication →Language
zāi
サイ
かな、や
재
Components
口 mouth =
哉 final exclamatory particle
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
哉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哉 [zāi]
(exclamatory or interrogative particle)
Japanese
哉 かな 同音
particle archaicusually kana how!; what!; alas!
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
哉 かな
Kana female given name
哉 かなえ
Kanae unclassified name
哉 かなき
Kanaki female given name
哉 さい
Sai surname
哉 ちか
Chika female given name
哉 ちかし
Chikashi male given name
哉 はじめ
Hajime given name
CHINESE WORDS (11)
善哉 [shàn​zāi] #29,928
excellent
悠哉悠哉 [yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi] #46,621
free and unconstrained (idiom)
呜呼哀哉 [wū​hū​'āi​zāi] #49,484
alas
呜呼哀哉 [wū​hū​'āi​zāi] #49,484
alas
优哉游哉 [yōu​zāi​yóu​zāi] #50,044
see 悠哉悠哉[yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi]
优哉游哉 [yōu​zāi​yóu​zāi] #50,044
see 悠哉悠哉[yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi]
圣哉经 [shèng​zāi​jīng]
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
悠哉 [yōu​zāi]
see 悠哉悠哉[yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi]
悠哉游哉 [yōu​zāi​yóu​zāi]
see 悠哉悠哉[yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi]
悠哉游哉 [yōu​zāi​yóu​zāi]
see 悠哉悠哉[yōu​zāi​yōu​zāi]
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
悲しいかな [かなしいかな] #25,850
sad to say
快哉を叫ぶ [かいさいをさけぶ] #49,227
to shout with exultation
快哉 [かいさい] #56,774
joy
果たせるかな [はたせるかな] #82,179
as expected
善哉 [ぜんざい] #83,530
well done!
宜なるかな [むべなるかな] #121,673
quite right
善哉善哉 [ぜんざいぜんざい] #136,342
well done!
栗ぜんざい [くりぜんざい] #194,225
sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
已んぬる哉 [やんぬるかな] #232,758
I give up
善い哉 [よいかな]
well done!
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
쾌재
yells of delight