excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing
Also: skilled
On'yomi (音読み)
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Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 佳 primarily means excellent or beautiful, often used to describe things that are good or pleasing. It is typically found in nouns rather than verbs. One common compound is 佳作 (かさく), which refers to a fine piece of work, often in literature or art. Another example is 佳境 (かきょう), meaning the most interesting part of a story, highlighting a crucial moment. Additionally, 佳宴 (かえん) stands for a splendid banquet, indicating an enjoyable gathering. When using 佳 in compound words, it tends to convey a sense of beauty or quality, making it a positive addition to descriptions.
Example sentences
この作品は佳作だと評価された。
This work was evaluated as excellent.
Meanings across languages
- English
- excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- Tiếng Việt
- xuất sắc
- 日本語
- 佳
- 한국어
- 아름다움
- 中文
- 佳
- id
- hebat
- th
- ยอดเยี่ยม
- es
- excelente
- fr
- excellent
- de
- ausgezeichnet
- pt
- excelente
Common compounds
- 佳作fine (piece of) work, excellent work, work that receives an honourable mention
- 佳境most interesting part (of a story), climax, good part
- 佳宴splendid banquet, joyous banquet
- 佳客good visitor, pleasant guest
- 佳句beautiful passage of literature
- 佳景beautiful view
- 佳月good month, bright moon
- 佳言good words, wise saying
Words using this kanji
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