► 終助詞
かな [かな] [か＋な] [coll] [peer] meaning: question rank: 1
☆ 君はどう思うかな？ ⇨ What do you think?
かな [かな] [か＋な] [coll] [peer] meaning: wish rank: 1
☆ もっと急いでくれないかな ⇨ Can they do it quicker?
☆ 雨止まないかな ⇨ I hope the rain stops
かな [かな] [か＋な] [coll] [peer] meaning: wonder rank: 1
☆ あいつ本当に分かってんのかな？ ⇨ Does he really understand it?
☆ これだけで本当に足りるかな？ ⇨ I wonder if this really is enough
かな [(2)かな] [liter] meaning: how rank: 4
☆ 美しきかな大自然 ⇨ How beautiful mother nature is
► 名詞
仮名 [(2)かな] meaning: pronounce rank: 3
☆ 漢字に仮名を振っていある教科書 ⇨ A textbook that shows how to read Chinese characters in small letters
More examples:
- 彼は戸が開かないように押さえている ⇨ He is holding the door so it won’t open
- 並の人では思い付かない考え ⇨ An idea ordinary people will never think of
- 彼がいないのに気が付かなかった ⇨ I didn’t notice that he was absent
- 彼の行為を見逃すわけにはいかない ⇨ We cannot tolerate his action
- 教師が飲酒運転で逮捕されたのでは生徒達に示しが付かない ⇨ A teacher getting arrested for DUI sets a very poor example for the students
- 物事が旨く行かなくてもやけになっちゃいけない ⇨ Don’t be self-destructive even when things won’t go well
- 穏やかな気候 ⇨ A mild climate
- あの兄弟は見かけから性格まで似ても似つかない ⇨ Those brothers have nothing in common in appearances and personalities
- 子供のした事と言えども見逃す訳にはいかない ⇨ We cannot overlook this even if a kid who did this
- 滑らかな表面 ⇨ A smooth surface
- どうも頭が動かない ⇨ My brain is not working somehow
- この技の習得にはかなり時間が掛かる ⇨ It takes a while to master this skill
- 結果は全く予想が付かない ⇨ There is no way to predict the result
- 何とかなるさ ⇨ Things will somehow work out
- 子供の健やかな成長を祈る儀式 ⇨ A ritual to pray for healthy growth of children