快 — kanji meaning “cheerful”
快
cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- Meanings
- cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- こころよ.い
- Name readings
- よし
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1074 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- kuài — Chinese character page
Words with 快
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不快 | ふかい fukai | displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness |
| 不愉快 | ふゆかい fuyukai | unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 愉快 | ゆかい yukai | pleasant; delightful; enjoyable |
| 快速 | かいそく kaisoku | high speed; rapidity |
| 快楽 | かいらく kairaku | pleasure |
| 軽快 | けいかい keikai | light (of movements); nimble; sprightly |
| 快晴 | かいせい kaisei | clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather |
| 快感 | かいかん kaikan | pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure |
| 爽快 | そうかい soukai | refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating |
| 豪快 | ごうかい goukai | hearty; tremendous; magnificent |
| 快挙 | かいきょ kaikyo | brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment |
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