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可 — JLPT N5 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: カ, コク  ·  Kunyomi: -べ.き, -べ.し  ·  Meanings: can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not

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Unicode: 53EF Strokes: 5
Meanings
can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not
Onyomi
カ, コク
Kunyomi
-べ.き, -べ.し
Name Readings
よし
JLPT
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Grade
5
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
可愛い かわいい cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty common JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
可笑しい おかしい funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
可能 かのう possible, potential, practicable, feasible common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
可哀想 かわいそう poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
可也 かなり considerably, fairly, quite, rather, pretty common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
可愛らしい かわいらしい lovely, sweet, pretty, cute, adorable common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
可決 かけつ approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
可愛がる かわいがる to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on, to show one's love (for), to cherish common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
可能性 かのうせい potentiality, likelihood, possibility, chance common Noun
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