かな

Japanese

Etymology 1

Combination of Japanese question particle か (ka) + な (na).

Particle

かな (romaji kana)

1. Expresses wonder or postulation on the part of the speaker: "I wonder", "maybe".

   彼は怪しい人かな。

   かれはあやしいひとかな。
   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.

Etymology 2

Hiragana rendering of various other words.

Noun

かな (romaji kana)

1. 仮名: The hiragana and katakana syllabaries, used to write Japanese words and particles using characters that represent syllables; a hiragana or katakana character.
2. 金: Metal; money.
3. 縢: Thread; loom weaving.
4. 鉋: Alternate reading for kanna, a carpenter's plane.

Proper noun

かな (romaji Kana)

1. A female given name:
   1. 香奈
   2. 佳奈
   3. 加奈

See also

• カナ