This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、コク、-べ.き、-べ.し
Romaji: ka, koku, -be.ki, -be.shi
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Name Reading

Kana: よし
Romaji: yoshi
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Meanings

can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  314
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-2-3
Korean Reading:  geug
Chinese Reading:  ke4
Unicode:  53ef
JIS:  3244

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2969
Nelson Index: 24
New Nelson Index: 701
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.12
Four Corner Index: 1062.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 816
Gakken Index: 510
Japanese Names Index: 165
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3245
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0754
Remembering the kanji Index: 93
Kanji Way Index: 463
Kanji Flashcards Index: 397
Kodansha Compact Index: 314
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 655
Kanji in Context Index: 412
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1882
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2562
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 94
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 97
Essential Kanji Index: 253
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3687
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3149
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 744
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 647

Words

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passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
許可 (きょか)
permission; approval; authorization; license; to permit; to authorize
認可 (にんか)
approval; license; licence; permission
可愛い (かわいい、かわゆい)
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; dear; precious; darling; pet; cute little; tiny
可変 (かへん)
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
可能 (かのう)
potential; possible; practicable; feasible
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
不可 (ふか)
wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
可決 (かけつ)
approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage
可動 (かどう)
mobile; moveable
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