Kanji

佳

佳

excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ

Nanori (Name Reading)

よし

Common Readings

カ

Example sentences

佳境 かきょう
小説 の 物語 が いよいよ 佳境 に 入ってきた

The story of the novel has finally reached its climax.

佳作 かさく
私 の 書いた 小説 が コンクール で 佳作 に 選ばれた 。

The novel I wrote was chosen as an honorable mention in the contest.

佳人 かじん
彼女 は まさに 佳人 と 言える だろう

She could truly be called a beautiful woman.

曲眉豊頰 きょくびほうきょう
その 絵画 に は 、 まさに 曲眉豊頰 と 呼ぶ に ふさわしい 佳人 が 描かれていた 。

In that painting, a beautiful woman truly worthy of being called 'arched eyebrows and full cheeks' was depicted.

Example Vocabulary

佳境

かきょう

climax; the most interesting part; beautiful scenery

佳い

よい

佳

か

佳作

かさく

good work; honorable mention

佳人

かじん

beautiful woman; belle

絶佳

ぜっか

佳き

よき

佳良

かりょう

美味佳肴

びみかこう

佳麗

かれい

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