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: カイ、こころよ.い
Romaji: kai, kokoroyo.i
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Name Reading

Kana: よし
Romaji: yoshi
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Meanings

cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1074
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  kwae
Chinese Reading:  kuai4
Unicode:  5feb
JIS:  3277

Indexes

Halpern Index: 245
Nelson Index: 1654
New Nelson Index: 1802
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k4.2
Four Corner Index: 9503.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 631
Gakken Index: 882
Japanese Names Index: 372
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10369
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0977
Remembering the kanji Index: 1642
Kanji Flashcards Index: 531
Kodansha Compact Index: 808
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 661
Kanji in Context Index: 656
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 182
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 218
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1657
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1771
Essential Kanji Index: 827
Kodansha Kanji Index: 289
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1163
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 566
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 664

Words

(かい)
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
快適 (かいてき)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
不快 (ふかい)
unpleasant; displeasure; discomfort
豪快 (ごうかい)
hearty; exciting; stirring; lively; heroic; largehearted; splendid
痛快 (つうかい)
intense pleasure; thrilling
快速 (かいそく)
high speed; celerity; mobility; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
快楽 (かいらく、けらく)
pleasure
快い (こころよい)
pleasant; agreeable
快挙 (かいきょ)
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
軽快 (けいかい)
casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble; jaunty; rhythmical (e.g. melody); taking a turn for the better; receding of symptoms
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