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哉 — 9 strokes / Radical「口」

道
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On
サイさい · sai
Kun
かな・やkana · ya
Meaning
how!; alas

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth with an element for cutting: used at the end of a sentence to mark exclamation or question.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 快哉かいさい

    a shout of delight

  • 哉かな

    how…!; indeed

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

勝利(しょうり)に快哉(かいさい)を叫(さけ)んだ。

They shouted for joy at the victory.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

快哉哉快pleasa…叶be gra…叩strike只only吊hang吃stamme…叉fork殆almost晒bleach柴brushw…啐sip
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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