JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 佳: "excellent, beautiful, good"
The kanji 佳 means "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1643 of 2,501 |
Common words with 佳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 佳境most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part · scenic spot; beautiful place
- 佳beautiful; good; excellent
- 佳人(female) beauty; beautiful woman
- 佳作fine (piece of) work; excellent work · work that receives an honourable mention
- 絶佳superb (view, landscape)
- 佳肴delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish
- 佳麗beauty
- 佳良good; favourable; favorable; successful
- 佳月good month; bright moon
- 佳句beautiful passage of literature
- 佳節auspicious occasion
- 佳品choice article; item of excellent quality; masterpiece
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