可 — ga, geuk

Parts that make up 可

How 可 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 可 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 口, 丂.

Korean example words with 可

• 가부可否 Korean gloss: 옳고 그름
• 가외可畏 Korean gloss: 두려워할 만함
• 가임可妊 Korean gloss: 임신이 가능함
• 가채可採 Korean gloss: 캐낼 수 있음
• 가항可航 Korean gloss: 운항이 가능함
• 가용可用 Korean gloss: 사용할 수 있음
• 가표可票 Korean gloss: 찬성을 나타내는 표
• 가관可觀 Korean gloss: 경치 따위가 꽤 볼만함
• 가시可視 Korean gloss: 눈으로 볼 수 있는 것
• 가지可知 Korean gloss: 알 만함. 또는 알 수 있음
• 가망可望 Korean gloss: 될 만하거나 가능성이 있는 희망
• 가청可聽 Korean gloss: 들을 만함. 또는 들을 수 있음

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 可

• 可能かのう possible; potential; practicable
• 可能性かのうせい possibility; chance; likelihood
• 許可きょか permission; approval; authorization
• 認可にんか approval; license; licence
• 可か acceptable; satisfactory; allowed
• 不可欠ふかけつ indispensable; essential
• 不可能ふかのう impossible
• 可決かけつ approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
• 不可分ふかぶん inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
• 不可侵ふかしん inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
• 不可避ふかひ inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
• 可否かひ propriety; right and wrong; advisability

Characters sharing the phonetic 可

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “가”

Other hanja with radical 口