かい

See also: がい

Japanese

Counter

かい (rōmaji -kai)

  1. 回: occurrences
  2. 回: games, rounds, innings in baseball
  3. 階: floor, storey

Noun

かい (rōmaji kai)

  1. 貝: shell
  2. 界: world
  3. 階: story, floor
  4. 櫂: oar
  5. 会: meeting
  6. 甲斐: value
  7. 海: sea, ocean
  8. 戒: precept, commandment

Particle

かい (rōmaji kai)

  1. かい: (familiar, men's speech) marks a non-rhetorical question, which expects a 'yes' or a 'no' answer, a variant of question particle か (ka)
    元 (げん)気 (き)かい？
    Genki kai?
    Are you fine?
    あの女 (おんな)の子 (こ)に気 (き)があるのかい。
    Ano onna no ko ni ki ga aru no kai.
    Are you interested in that girl?
    彼 (かれ)はもう来 (き)たかい？
    Kare wa mō kita kai?
    Has he come yet?
    本 (ほん)当 (とう)に出 (で)来 (き)るのかい？
    hontō ni dekiru no kai?
    Can you really do it?

Usage notes
  • The question marker かい (kai) is sometimes written as かえ (kae), but it's less common.

Suffix

かい (rōmaji -kai)

  1. 会: meeting
  2. 階: floor, storey
  3. 界: the world of something, such as business, celebrities, or finance
  4. 改: revision
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