8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled

On'yomi
  • beautiful
Nanori
  • けい
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

excellent, beautiful, good
カ けい よし (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

congratulatory banquet
most interesting part (of a story) ②scenic spot
good piece of work ②honorable mention (honorable)
(female) beauty
beautiful passage of literature
auspicious day
superb (view, landscape)
delicious taste
beautiful
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References

Unicode hex code 4F73
JIS X 0208 1-18-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 429
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 194
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 86
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 96
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 63
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 68
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 970
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1044
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1606
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 560
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1450
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 557
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1044
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1462
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1557
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1044
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1149
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1931
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 87
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 979
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a6.10
Four corner code 2421.4
De Roo Code 2172