可 — kanji meaning “can”
可
can, passable, approval
- Meanings
- can, passable, approval
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)、コク (koku)
- Kun'yomi
- -べ.き、-べ.し
- Name readings
- よし
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #314 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- kě, kè — Chinese character page
Words with 可
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission; approval; authorization |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 可哀想 | かわいそう kawaisou | poor; pitiable; pathetic |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | cute; adorable; charming |
| 認可 | にんか ninka | approval; license; licence |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ fukaketsu | indispensable; essential |
| 不可 | ふか fuka | wrong; bad; improper |
| 可決 | かけつ kaketsu | approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage |
| 不可避 | ふかひ fukahi | inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
| 不可解 | ふかかい fukakai | incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable |
| 可笑しい | おかしい okashii | funny; amusing; comical |
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