| Kanji | 可 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カ、コク |
| Kunyomi | べ.き、-べ.し |
| Nanori | よし |
| English | can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not |
| Examples | 可能(かのう): possible; practicable; feasible 許可(きょか): (1) permission; approval; authorization; license (2) to permit; to authorize 可(か): passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair 不可欠(ふかけつ): indispensable; essential 可決(かけつ): approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage 不可(ふか): (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable (2) failing grade 可哀相(かわいそう): poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful 可笑しい(おかしい): (1) funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous (2) strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric (3) improper; unsuitable; unbecoming (4) suspicious 可愛い(かわいい): (1) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (2) dear; precious; darling; pet (3) cute little; tiny 可愛がる(かわいがる): to love; to be affectionate 可愛らしい(かわいらしい): lovely; sweet 可也(かなり): considerably; fairly; quite |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 314 |
| Components | 丁: street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign 口: mouth |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 口 |
| Radical Number | 30 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | can |
| Koohii Story 1 | A mouth on the street asking for things: "Can I get some help?! Can I get directions, Can I have some money? Can you please speak English?!". |
| Koohii Story 2 | I can eat nails. |
| RTK Index (new) | 97 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade5, kanjifreq251-500
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