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JLPT N3 · Noun

可 (ka)

可 (か, ka) is a Japanese noun meaning “acceptable; satisfactory”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
か
Romaji
ka
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. acceptable; satisfactory; allowed; permitted · noun, suffix noun
  2. approval; being in favour; (a) vote in favour; aye · noun
  3. Pass (grade); Fair; C; D · noun · on a 優, 良, 可 scale

Example sentences

この試験は辞書持ち込み可です。
You can use a dictionary for this exam.
Tatoeba #221703

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 可

可
can, passable, approvalカ・コク・-べ.き・-べ.し · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 可.

可愛いかわいいcute可能かのうpossible許可きょかpermission不可ふかwrong可愛そうかわいそうpoor可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely可決かけつapproval可愛がるかわいがるto be affectionate to不可欠ふかけつindispensable

Source: JMdict entry 1190710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.