快 — kwae

Parts that make up 快

How 快 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 快 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 心, 夬.

Korean example words with 快

• 쾌관快觀 Korean gloss: 장쾌한 광경
• 완쾌完快 Korean gloss: 병이 완전히 나음
• 쾌사快事 Korean gloss: 통쾌하고 기쁜 일
• 쾌차快差 Korean gloss: 병이 깨끗이 나음
• 쾌거快擧 Korean gloss: 통쾌하고 장한 행위
• 쾌보快報 Korean gloss: 기쁘고 시원한 소식
• 쾌음快飮 Korean gloss: 유쾌하게 술을 마심
• 쾌감快感 Korean gloss: 상쾌하고 즐거운 느낌
• 쾌문快文 Korean gloss: 시원스럽게 잘 쓴 글
• 쾌미快味 Korean gloss: 상쾌하고 즐거운 느낌
• 쾌한快漢 Korean gloss: 시원스럽고 쾌활한 사나이
• 쾌변快辯 Korean gloss: 시원스럽고 거침없이 잘하는 말

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

Japanese words with 快

• 快適かいてき pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
• 明快めいかい clear; clear-cut; lucid
• 快挙かいきょ brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment
• 豪快ごうかい hearty; tremendous; magnificent
• 軽快けいかい light (of movements); nimble; sprightly
• 不快ふかい displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness
• 快速かいそく high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express)
• 愉快ゆかい pleasant; delightful; enjoyable
• 不愉快ふゆかい unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing
• 快調かいちょう good (condition); going well; fine
• 快感かいかん pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
• 快いこころよい pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

Characters sharing the phonetic 夬

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

Other hanja read “쾌”

Other hanja with radical 心