Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: how, what, alas, question mark, exclamation mark

Kunyomi: かな

Onyomi: サイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイサイ joy, exultation

エッサイ musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

Kunyomi Examples

かな how!, what!, alas!

悲しいかな かなしいかな sad to say, how sad, alas

果たせるかな はたせるかな as expected

そうろうや I wonder if ...