嘉

14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious

Kun'yomi
  • よみする
    		to praise (someone of lower status)
  • よい
On'yomi
  • カ
Nanori
  • ひろ
  • よし
  • よしみ
  • かず
  • よ

Main Radical

口(KanXi) 土(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

カ 97.8%
よみする 2.2%

Character Breakdown

applaud, praise, esteem
カ　よみ.する　よい (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
add, addition, increase
カ　くわ.える (4th, N3)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

か
嘉
ろく
禄
Karoku era (1225.4.20-1227.12.10)
か
嘉
のう
納
accepting with pleasure
か
嘉
えい
永
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
か
嘉
しょう
賞
approval
か
嘉
れい
例
happy precedent
か
嘉
しん
辰
lucky day
か
嘉
げん
言
ぜん
善
こう
行
good words and good deeds
か
嘉
しょう
祥
Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)
か
嘉
ほう
保
Kahō era (1094.12.15-1096.12.17)
か
嘉
しょう
承
Kashō era (1106.4.9-1108.8.3)
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References

Unicode hex code 5609
JIS X 0208 1-18-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1136
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 887
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2340
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2953
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1516
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2056
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2852
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2868
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2184
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1915
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4176
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2041
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3p11.1
Four corner code 4046.1