ね

Also written ねぇ, ねえ, ねー

Meanings

1. Particle right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? (at sentence end; used as a request for confirmation or agreement)
2. Interjection hey; say; listen; look; come on
3. Particle you know; you see; I must say; I should think (at sentence end; used to express one's thoughts or feelings)
4. will you?; please (at sentence end; used to make an informal request)
5. so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? (at the end of a non-final clause; used to draw the listener's attention to something)
6. I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ... (at sentence end after the question marker か)

Example sentences

• 君は僕より有利な立場にあるものね。
  You're in better shape than I am.
• あとで行くね。
  I'm going to go.
• 驚くことではないね。
  It doesn't surprise me.
• もう彼女には言えないよ。そんなに単純なことではなくなってきたからね。
  I can't tell her now. It's not that simple anymore.
• そんなに驚くことじゃないよね？
  It's not much of a surprise, is it?

Common phrases

• 日本死ね (にほんしね) fuck Japan
• 月が綺麗ですね (つきがきれいですね) the moon is beautiful, isn't it?

Words containing ね

• ねんね going bye-byes
• さね seed (of a fruit)
• たかね high peak

And 39 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists