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〜かな / 〜かしら

N4
kana / kashira

I wonder

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + かな / かしら

Chinese meanings

不知道……;……呢

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+かな/かしら

Chinese usage

表示疑问、揣测,常用于自言自语。

Chinese notes

名词和な形容词的非过去肯定形通常不加だ;かしら带女性化及稍旧式的语感。

Examples

  • 明日あしたは晴はれるかな。
    I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow.
    明天会放晴吗?
  • このお菓か子し、誰だれが買かってきたのかな。
    I wonder who bought these snacks.
    这些点心是谁买来的呢?
  • この服ふく、私わたしに似に合あうかしら。
    I wonder if this outfit suits me.
    这件衣服适合我吗?

Notes

A soft question, often said to oneself. かしら sounds feminine and a little old-fashioned. 〜ないかな can express a wish (早く来ないかな).

#question#casual

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kana-kashira');
{
  "id": "kana-kashira",
  "pattern": "〜かな / 〜かしら",
  "romaji": "kana / kashira",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "I wonder",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + かな / かしら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "明日は晴れるかな。",
      "furigana": "{明日|あした}は{晴|は}れるかな。",
      "en": "I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow."
    },
    {
      "ja": "このお菓子、誰が買ってきたのかな。",
      "furigana": "このお{菓子|かし}、{誰|だれ}が{買|か}ってきたのかな。",
      "en": "I wonder who bought these snacks."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この服、私に似合うかしら。",
      "furigana": "この{服|ふく}、{私|わたし}に{似合|にあ}うかしら。",
      "en": "I wonder if this outfit suits me."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "question",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "A soft question, often said to oneself. かしら sounds feminine and a little old-fashioned. 〜ないかな can express a wish (早く来ないかな).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "93dae3ac77378a84975dfd856c212158d6859b70ced9f7ded4fc8de54d621df4",
    "meanings": [
      "不知道……",
      "……呢"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干/名词+かな/かしら",
    "explanation": "表示疑问、揣测,常用于自言自语。",
    "notes": "名词和な形容词的非过去肯定形通常不加だ;かしら带女性化及稍旧式的语感。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "明日は晴れるかな。",
        "zh": "明天会放晴吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このお菓子、誰が買ってきたのかな。",
        "zh": "这些点心是谁买来的呢?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この服、私に似合うかしら。",
        "zh": "这件衣服适合我吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#kana-kashira",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6174834b4396d0137fbd73a8d7f8487bbb642f35d763a1c877d45f9f4e761933"
  }
}