Meaning & readings
can, passable, approval
On’yomi カ、コク
Kun’yomi -べ.き、-べ.し
Nanori よし
Origin
This character most likely combines the idea of a mouth or opening (口) with components suggesting something fitting or appropriate into that space. The 丁 elements on the sides may represent things being aligned or positioned correctly. When something can fit properly into an opening or sits in the right position, it conveys the sense of being passable or acceptable — hence the meanings of approval and capability. The character's structure suggests something that works, fits, or passes muster.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 5
- Kangxi radical
- 30
- Grade
- Grade 5 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #314 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+053EF