〜かな / 〜かしら
N4kana / 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
- 明日は晴れるかな。I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow.明天会放晴吗?
- このお菓子、誰が買ってきたのかな。I wonder who bought these snacks.这些点心是谁买来的呢?
- この服、私に似合うかしら。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
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}