7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

Kun'yomi
  • pleasant
On'yomi
  • pleasure
Nanori
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 97.2%
こころよ 2.8%

Character Breakdown

cheerful, pleasant, agreeable
カイ こころよ.い よし (5th, N2)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
decide, determine, archery glove
カイ ケツ ケチ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

pleasure
displeasure ②indisposition
pleasant feeling
pleasure ②supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
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References

Unicode hex code 5FEB
JIS X 0208 1-18-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1654
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1802
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 245
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 289
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 182
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 218
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1642
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1771
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 882
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 372
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 827
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10369
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 631
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1409
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1498
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 566
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 531
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 661
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 664
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 656
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 808
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1657
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k4.2
Four corner code 9503.0
De Roo Code 1163