可 Kanji – can
The Japanese kanji 可 can mean can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not.
Meaning and Readings
How is 可 read?
可 has the onyomi readings カ, コク and the kunyomi readings -べき, -べし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ka, koku, beki, beshi.
Common Japanese Words Using 可
These common Japanese words contain 可. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- す可き（すべき） — should do, ought to do
- 可き（べき） — should, must, ought to
- 可（か） — acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
- 可愛がる（かわいがる） — to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on, to show one's love (for), to cherish
- 可愛らしい（かわいらしい） — lovely, sweet, pretty, cute, adorable
- 可決（かけつ） — approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage
- 可笑しい（おかしい） — funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous
- 可燃性（かねんせい） — combustibility, inflammability
- 可燃物（かねんぶつ） — combustibles, inflammables, flammables, burnables
- 可能（かのう） — possible, potential, practicable, feasible