# 可 — possible; permitted

可 means “possible; permitted”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 可 (ka, “acceptable; satisfactory”).

- Meaning: possible; permitted
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 可

Parts: 丁 street · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 可

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 可 | か (ka) | acceptable; satisfactory |

## Don't confuse it with

[司](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/administer/) · [何](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/what/) · [事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/) · [河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/)

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[容](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contain/) · [必](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certainly/) · [能](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ability/) · [無](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nothing/) · [状](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/condition/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [難](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/difficult/) · [優](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/superior/)

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