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可 — 5 strokes / Radical「口」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 5 strokes / Radical「口」
On
カか · ka
Kun
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Meaning
possible; approval; may

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

口 "mouth" with a curving breath; giving voice in assent — hence "may, possible, approval."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカかka可否かひ可能かのう許可きょか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 可能かのう

    possible

  • 許可きょか

    permission

More words with this kanji

  • 可能性かのうせい
  • 可塑性かそせい
  • 允可いんか
  • 可憐かれん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

だれでも参加(さんか)が可能(かのう)です。

Anyone can take part.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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