かい

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See also: がい

Japanese

Etymology 1

See (i).

Particle

かい (kai

  1. (familiar, men's speech) Marks a non-rhetorical question.
    (げん)()かい
    Genki kai?
    Are you fine?
    (ほん)(とう)()()かい
    Hontō ni dekiru no kai?
    Can you really do it?
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of かい – see the following entries.
2
turn; revolve
return; go back
time; occasion
(dated) Hui; Islam
Alternative form of (kai, roundworm; intestinal worm)
occurrences
innings in baseball, games, rounds
(Kansai) indicating year of university students
time, occasion
turn, round
episode, chapter
(baseball, softball) inning
2
meeting, gathering
society, association, club
meeting
party; function
2
sea; ocean
2
picture, painting, drawing, sketch
3
boundary
a bounded area or region
a bounded group of people, a society, a world as a social grouping, such as business, celebrities, or finance
the border edge of a thing
(Buddhism) the category of a thing
(Buddhism) the world or realm of a thing
lines drawn between the lines of a text, as on lined writing paper
lines drawn to lay out a draft of a piece of artwork: a sketch
(biology, taxonomy) a kingdom
(geology) a stratum corresponding to a geologic age
3
open
start; beginning
3
step; stair; storey
class; rank; level
floors, storeys (of a building)
4
change; modify; reform
revision
revised, modified
4
machine; instrument
contraption; fetter
This term needs a translation to English.
5
pleasant, pleasing, comfortable, enjoyable
fast, quick (in a pleasing way)
sharp (of knives); clever (of wits)
recovery (from illness, of health)
(literary) pleasure; delight; enjoyment
5
divide; split; separate
untie; loosen; relax; remove
make clear; explain
understand; comprehend
opinion; explanation; solution
explanation; interpretation
(mathematics) solution
answer; reply (to a given question or problem)
6
ash; ashes
S
to be between, mediate
assist; help
shell, shellfish
armor
S
precept, commandment
S
strange; suspicious
mysterious; wonderful
extraordinary; unusual
strangeness
S
kidnap; abduct; falsify
S
to repent, regret
S
all; every
S
lump, mass, chunk, clod
S
model; pattern
regular script: a style of Chinese characters that is square and straight-lined
S
to crush; to smash
S
break
J
end of the month
dark, darkened
obscure, unknown
conceal, hide
(This term, かい (kai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かい.)

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Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of かい – see the following entry.
1
an aquatic shellfish (generally limited to mollusks with calcareous shells such as clams or snails, and excluding crustaceans such as shrimp or crabs)
(This term, かい (kai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かい.)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of かい – see the following entry.
J
oar, paddle
(This term, かい (kai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かい.)

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of かい – see the following entry.
甲斐
value, reward, avail, being fruitful or worth doing
甲斐: Kai (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan)
甲斐: Kai Province, an old province of Japan
甲斐: a surname
甲斐: a male given name
Alternative spellings
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(This term, かい (kai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かい.)

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of かい – see the following entry.
かゆJ
congee (a type of rice porridge)
Alternative spelling
しゅく
(This term, かい (kai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かい.)