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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsGrade 5 · 小55 strokesRadical 口#314 in newspapers

可 · can, passable

可 is a kanji meaning can, passable, approval. It has 5 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カka
  • コクkoku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • -べき-beki
  • -べし-beshi

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Words that use 可 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 可
WordReadingMeaningLevel
可愛いかわいいcute, adorableN5
可かpassableN3
可能かのうpossible, practicable, feasibleN3
可愛そうかわいそうpoor, pitiable, patheticN3
可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely, sweetN3
許可きょかpermission, approvalN3
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More words that use 可
WordReadingMeaningLevel
不可ふかwrong, bad, impossibleN3
可決かけつapproval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passageN2
可愛がるかわいがるto love, to be affectionateN2
不可欠ふかけつindispensable, essentialN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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