快 : Cheerful

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Components:

忄夬

cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

On 'yomi:

カイ(kai)

Kun 'yomi:

こころよ.い(kokoroyo.i)

Nanori:

よし(yoshi)

Strokes:	7
Radical:	心 (61)
Usage Rating:	1074

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	5

Unicode:	05feb
jis208:	18-87

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快 Usage examples

快哉を叫ぶ(かいさいをさけぶ)	to shout with exultation, to shout for joy
快方に赴く(かいほうにおもむく)	to improve, to get better, to convalesce
快方に向かう(かいほうにむかう)	to improve, to get better, to convalesce
快を貪る(かいをむさぼる)	to enjoy oneself to the full
快く(こころよく)	comfortably, cheerfully, willingly, gladly
痛快極まりない(つうかいきわまりない) 痛快極まり無い(つうかいきわまりない)	extremely thrilling
特快(とっかい)	special fast (local) train
快投(かいとう)	good pitch
快楽原則(かいらくげんそく)	pleasure principle (psychology)
快楽説(かいらくせつ)	hedonism
快気(かいき)	recovery
快刀乱麻を断つ(かいとうらんまをたつ)	to cut the Gordian knot
快食(かいしょく)	good appetite
単純明快(たんじゅんめいかい)	simple and clear, plain and simple
痛快無比(つうかいむひ)	very thrilling, extremely delightful, awfully pleasant, intensely satisfying
論旨明快(ろんしめいかい)	the point of an argument being clearly stated, the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
快食快便(かいしょくかいべん)	good appetite and good bowel movements
快食快眠(かいしょくかいみん)	good appetite and pleasant sleep
気分爽快(きぶんそうかい)	feeling great (refreshed)
豪快奔放(ごうかいほんぽう)	big-hearted and free-spirited, daring and uninhibited
心身爽快(しんしんそうかい)	feeling refreshed in mind and body
痛快淋漓(つうかいりんり)	very thrilling, extremely delightful, awfully pleasant, intensely satisfying
平易明快(へいいめいかい)	simple and clear, plain and lucid
明朗快活(めいろうかいかつ)	cheerful and openhearted
不快感(ふかいかん)	discomfort
快心(かいしん)	good feeling, comfortable feeling