表層形
かしら
カシラ
助詞
かしら (カシラ)
Kashira · かしら — I wonder, do you think?, I might, how about; some kind, some stage, somehow, somewhere
Other ways to say “i wonder” in Japanese →
かしら in rōmaji: kashira.
助詞
副助詞
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Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
かしら
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| 読み (Reading) |
カシラ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
助詞・副助詞・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
かしら
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| 読み・基本形 |
カシラ
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| 表記・基本形 |
かしら
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| 見出し語の読み |
カシラ
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💡 English Meaning
かしら means “I wonder, do you think?, I might, how about; some kind, some stage, somehow, somewhere” — full definition & examples →
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