cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
On'yomi (音読み)
- カイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- こころよ.い
About this kanji
The kanji "快" primarily means cheerful or pleasant, and it is often used to describe feelings of comfort and agreeableness. It can function as both a noun and an adjective, making it versatile in usage. Some common compounds that include this kanji are "快適" (かいてき), which means pleasant or comfortable, and "快楽" (かいらく), meaning pleasure. Another example is "快感" (かいかん), which refers to a pleasant feeling. A helpful note is that "快" often conveys a sense of enjoyment, so you might see it in various contexts related to positive experiences.
Example sentences
快適な生活を送りたい。
I want to lead a comfortable life.
Meanings across languages
- English
- cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- Tiếng Việt
- vui vẻ
- 日本語
- 快適
- 한국어
- 쾌적
- 中文
- 快
- id
- ceria, menyenangkan
- th
- มีความสุข, น่าพอใจ
- es
- alegre, agradable
- fr
- joyeux, agréable
- de
- fröhlich, angenehm
- pt
- alegre, agradável
Common compounds
- 快適かいてきpleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- 快いこころよいpleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- 快楽かいらくpleasure, supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
- 快感かいかんpleasant feeling, pleasant sensation, pleasure
- 快挙かいきょbrilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment
- 快晴かいせいclear weather, cloudless weather, good weather
- 快速かいそくhigh speed, rapidity, rapid-service train (not as fast as express)
- 快調かいちょうgood (condition), going well, fine
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