快

Cheerful

WaniKani level 30 JLPT N2 Joyo grade 5Top 1,000-1,500 · #10747 strokes

Meanings

Cheerful, Pleasant, Agreeable, Comfortable

On'yomi

かい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

こころよ.い

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

快 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

快 (Cheerful) is taught on WaniKani at level 30 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1074 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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Words using 快

快いこころよいpleasant 快楽かいらくpleasure 快活かいかつcheerful 快感かいかんpleasant feeling 快挙かいきょbrilliant achievement 快晴かいせいclear weather 快速かいそくhigh speed 快調かいちょうgood (condition)快適かいてきpleasant 軽快けいかいlight (of movements)豪快ごうかいhearty

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