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可 means 'good' or 'possible'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 366   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-7    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 11    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 147 words   Used in 384 words   Used in 752 names   Component in 76 kanji (16 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カ
Additional readings
On    コク
Kun    -べき   -べし
Name    よし
Components
⿱  一 one  ⿰  口 mouth  亅 hook  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 可 is used 14 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 可 is used 353 times, read 2 ways.
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か の う 0
potential; possible; practicable; feasible
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-べき (read as べ) : 15 words FIND ALL
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (often written with kana only; archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
2. should; must  (see also: 可き)
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An additional 31 less common words include 可 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 655 (originally: 816)  Joy o' Kanji : 816  Key to Kanji: 77 

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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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