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Kotomora

佳

excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • カ

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • けい
  • よし

Meaning

佳 centers on high quality and attractiveness: something excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, or skillfully made.

Most common words using 佳

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  • 佳か
    N1

    beautiful; good; excellent

  • 佳作かさく

    fine (piece of) work; excellent work

  • 佳境かきょう

    most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part

  • 佳句かく
    N1

    beautiful passage of literature

  • 佳人かじん

    (female) beauty; beautiful woman

  • 佳人薄命かじんはくめい

    beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together

  • 佳什かじゅう

    excellent poem

  • 佳例かれい

    good example

  • 佳味かみ

    delicious taste

  • 佳品かひん

    choice article; item of excellent quality; masterpiece

  • 佳客かかく

    good visitor; pleasant guest

  • 佳宴かえん

    splendid banquet; joyous banquet

  • 佳容かよう

    comely face

  • 佳日かじつ

    auspicious day; good day; lucky day; beautiful day

  • 佳景かけい

    beautiful view

  • 佳月かげつ

    good month; bright moon

  • 佳木かぼく

    beautiful trees

  • 佳節かせつ

    auspicious occasion

  • 佳篇かへん

    outstanding poem

  • 佳肴かこう

    delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish

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Etymology

佳 combines 亻 (person) with 圭, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest something refined or precious, giving the idea of a person of excellent quality.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 beside a stack of jade tablets 圭: imagine a master craftsman holding a perfectly carved jade piece, representing excellence and beauty.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, picture a beautiful car: car -> カ, and the person 亻 admires the excellent, pleasing design of the car.