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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

1074 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

Kunyomi: こころよ.い

Onyomi: カイ

Composition: 忄 夬

快

Radical

Radical: 心

Reading: りっしんべん

Meaning: heart

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

快晴(かいせい)   good weather

快挙(かいきょ)   brilliant achievement

快感(かいかん)   pleasant feeling

快楽(かいらく)   pleasure

快速電車(かいそくでんしゃ)   high-speed train

快適な(かいてきな)   pleasant, comfortable

快活な(かいかつな)   cheerful, lively

愉快な(ゆかいな)   pleasant, happy

不快な(ふかいな)   unpleasant

軽快な(けいかいな)   light, nimble, jaunty

全快する(ぜんかいする)   recover completely (illness)

快い(こころよい)   pleasant, agreeable

Onyomi Examples

快 (カイ) pleasure, delight, enjoyment

快感 (カイカン) pleasant feeling, pleasant sensation, pleasure

豪快 (ゴウカイ) hearty, tremendous, magnificent, glorious, splendid, heroic, stirring

明快 (メイカイ) clear, clear-cut, lucid, unequivocal, explicit

Kunyomi Examples

快い (こころよい) pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing

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