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快 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「忄」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
こころよ(い)kokoroyo(i)
Meaning
pleasant; comfortable; cheerful

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

忄 "heart" plus 夬 "to break open"; a blockage in the heart clearing — hence "pleasant, refreshed."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカイかいkai快活かいかつ快晴かいせい明快めいかい
Kunこころよいkokoroyoi快いいい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 快晴かいせい

    fine, clear weather

  • 全快ぜんかい

    complete recovery

More words with this kanji

  • 快適かいてき
  • 愉快ゆかい
  • 爽快そうかい
  • 快哉かいさい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

今日(きょう)は快晴(かいせい)で気持(きも)ちがいい。

It is beautifully clear today and feels lovely.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

全快快晴快全whole晴clear性nature情feelin…慣to get…忖to sur…忙busy解to sol…乂to mow丐to beg介mediat…刈reap
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 忄Map of reading カイAll maps

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