5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade

can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

Kun'yomi
  • -べ
  • -べ
On'yomi
  • acceptable ②approval ③Pass (grade)
  • コク
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

acceptable ②approval ③Pass (grade)
wrong ②not allowed ③failing grade
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming) ②pitiful
incomprehensible
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References

Unicode hex code 53EF
JIS X 0208 1-18-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 24
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 701
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2969
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3687
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3245
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 388
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 390
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 744
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 397
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 655
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 647
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 463
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 412
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 314
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 94
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d2.12
Four corner code 1062.0
De Roo Code 3149