Vita:可

Parts

• 可 93 can
  • 丁 91 spike (street, street-sign, nail)
  • 口 11 mouth

Usage in other kanji

• 可 93 can
  • 河 146 river
  • 歌 469 song
  • 何 1012 what
    • 荷 1013 baggage
  • 阿 1295 Africa

KANJIDIC Entry

• 可 3244 U53ef B1 C30 G5 S5 F314 N24 V701 H2969 DK1882 L93 K510 O165 DO253 MN3245 MP2.0754 E816 IN388 DS744 DH655 DT647 DC463 DJ412 DG314 P3-2-3 I3d2.12 Q1062.0 DR3149 Yke3 Yke4 Wga Wgeug カ コク -べ.き -べ.し T1 よし {can} {passable} {mustn't} {should not} {do not}

EDICT Entries

• 可 [か] / (n,n-suf) passable / (P) /
• 可哀相 [かわいそう] / (adj-na,n) poor / pitiable / pathetic / (P) /
• 可愛い [かわいい] / (adj) (sl) pretty / cute / lovely / charming / dear / darling / pet / (P) /
• 可愛がる [かわいがる] / (v5r) to love / to be affectionate / (P) /
• 可愛らしい [かわいらしい] / (adj) lovely / sweet / (P) /
• 可決 [かけつ] / (n,vs) approval / adoption (e.g., motion, bill) / passage / (P) /
• 可笑しな [おかしな] / (adj-pn) ridiculous / odd / (P) /
• 可燃性 [かねんせい] / (n) combustibility / (P) /
• 可燃物 [かねんぶつ] / (n) combustible(s) / inflammables / inflammability / (P) /
• 可能 [かのう] / (adj-na,n) possible / practicable / feasible / (P) /
• 可能性 [かのうせい] / (n) potentiality / likelihood / possibility / (P) /
• 可否 [かひ] / (n,adj-no) (1) propriety / right and wrong / advisability / (2) pro and con / ayes and noes / (P) /
• 可也 [かなり] / (adj-na,adv) (uk) considerably / fairly / quite / (P) /
• 許可 [きょか] / (n,vs) permission / approval / (P) /
• 認可 [にんか] / (n) approval / license / licence / permission / (P) /
• 不可 [ふか] / (n,n-suf) wrong / bad / improper / unjustifiable / inadvisable / (P) /
• 不可解 [ふかかい] / (adj-na,n) mystery / baffling / inexplicable / incomprehensible / (P) /
• 不可欠 [ふかけつ] / (adj-na,n) indispensable / essential / (P) /
• 不可侵 [ふかしん] / (n) inviolability / sacredness / nonaggression / (P) /
• 不可能 [ふかのう] / (adj-na,n) impossible / (P) /
• 不可避 [ふかひ] / (adj-na,n) inevitable / inescapable / unavoidable / (P) /
• 不可分 [ふかぶん] / (adj-na,n) atomic / indivisibility / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 30 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 可 => 丁, 口

Radical

• 可 => 一 (one) , 亅 (hook) , 口 (mouth)

Graphical

• 可 => 一,亅,口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ke3 - can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used for emphasis) certainly/very
2. ke4 - see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 可
• 可以
• 可是
• 可能

Medium Frequency

• 可怕
• 可悲
• 可惜
• 可恶 (可惡)
• 可爱 (可愛)
• 可怜 (可憐)
• 可乐 (可樂)
• 宁可 (寧可)
• 无懈可击 (無懈可擊)

Appears In

• 可 also appears in:
• 何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺