かな
Japanese
Etymology 1
Combination of Japanese question particle か (ka) + な (na).
Particle
- 哉: Expresses wonder or postulation on the part of the speaker: "I wonder", "maybe".
- 彼は怪しい人かな。
- Kare wa ayashii hito ka na.
- I wonder if he's a suspicious person.
- まあ、そうかな。
- Mā, sō ka na.
- Well, maybe so.
- 彼は怪しい人かな。
Etymology 2
Hiragana rendering of various other words.
Noun
- 仮名: The hiragana and katakana syllabaries, used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables; a hiragana or katakana character.
- 金: Metal; money.
- 縢: Thread; loom weaving.
- 鉋: Alternate reading for kanna, a carpenter's plane.
Proper noun
- 香奈, 佳奈, 加奈: a female given name