also: ねー · ねえ · ねぇ
right?; isn't it?; don't you think?
Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or agreement, similar to English tag questions. Very common in everyday conversation.
It's hot today, isn't it?
Interjection used to get someone's attention, often at the beginning of an utterance. Casual and friendly.
Hey, listen to this.
Sentence-final particle used to softly express one's thoughts or feelings, often with a nuance of shared understanding or mild emphasis.
That's a bit difficult, you know.
will you?; please
Sentence-final particle used to soften a request or suggestion, making it sound more informal and friendly.
You'll help me a bit, won't you?
so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...
Used at the end of a non-final clause to draw the listener's attention and create a pause, often while the speaker gathers their thoughts.
That movie was interesting, wasn't it?
Say, why don't we go together?
What a beautiful view, I must say.
また遊びに来てね。
Come visit again, okay?
Yesterday, you see, at the station, well, I ran into a friend.
So, well, in the end I didn't go.
彼は来るかね。
I wonder if he'll come.
な is a blunter, more masculine way to seek agreement or express feeling than the softer, more neutral ね.
さ inserts a casual, often brash pause or emphasis similar to ね's use in mid-sentence, but sounds more offhand and less collaborative.
ね is the standard, neutral sentence-final particle for seeking agreement, while のう is a colloquial, old-fashioned variant often used by older or rural speakers.
ね alone seeks agreement or confirmation, while よね adds the assertive tone of よ before inviting the listener's agreement.
ね is the everyday modern particle for seeking agreement, while ぞい is an archaic equivalent found in old texts or stylized speech.
ね seeks the listener's agreement or confirmation, whereas わ simply expresses the speaker's own feeling without expecting a response.
わね is distinctly feminine in tone, whereas ね is gender-neutral and used by all speakers to seek agreement.
Standard hiragana spelling for the sentence-final particle and interjection.
Lengthened variant similar to ねー, often used in casual or emphatic contexts.
Lengthened variant with small ぇ, conveying a casual, drawn-out, or emphatic feel.
Lengthened variant used in casual writing to express a more drawn-out, emphatic, or playful tone.
The particle ね is a native Japanese element with no known external origin. Its exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used as a sentence-final particle since Old Japanese.