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かな

archaicusually written using kana aloneparticle

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Meanings

how!, what!, alas!

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Example sentences

ああ、なんとうつくしきよるかな

Ah, what a beautiful night this is!

はるはいつまでもつづかぬもののかな

Alas, spring does not last forever.

いかにとうといのちかな

How precious life is!

故郷ふるさとはなれてひさしきかな

Alas, it has been so long since I left my homeland.

ひとはかなさよかなりゆくはなびらのごとし。

How fleeting is the world of man — like petals scattering in the wind.