Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Also いい (all senses)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
As て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise
OK; all right; fine; no problem
Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb
easy to ...
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
frequently; often
I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
faddism; eccentricity
as one likes; as it suits one
lecherous; lustful; salacious
'ku' adjective (archaic)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
Common noun
shape; form; figure; posture; pose
Common noun
appearance; style
Common noun
state; situation
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
suitable; fit; reasonable
Noun, used as a suffix; After an age
about
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
Expressions; Common noun
good thing; nice thing
Expressions; Common noun; Usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)
good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity
Female; Interjection
interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
liking; taste; fancy; fondness
wish; desire; choice; preference
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The woman grew fond of the orphaned child and decided to adopt him as her own.
You’ll learn this kanji quickly because it’s 好き（すき）, the popular word conveying “like”.
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