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可 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 可 意味

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

可 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

-べ.き -be.ki
-べ.し -be.shi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

カ ka
コク koku

Examples

この試験は辞書持ち込み可です。You can use a dictionary for this exam.
学生に限り入場可。Admission to students only.
数学は何とか可を取った。I somehow got a passing grade in mathematics.
それは可でもなく不可でもなしというところだ。It is neither good nor bad.

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