Number:
53
可 possible
(nailright)
+ 口
(mouth/small box radical)
ONYOMI: KA
It's possible to get a CAR for cheap,if you cram a nail into the mouth of the salesman!
DESCRIPTION: -
JUKUGO:
- 可愛い ( かわいい )
-
cute!
(1/2 KANA)
可 (possible) + 愛 (love) = 可愛い (cute!)
- 可能性 の or が ( かのうせい の or が)
-
possibility
可 (possible) + 能 (talent) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 可能性 (possibility)
- 許可 ( きょか )
-
permission
許 (allow) + 可 (possible) = 許可 (permission)
- 不可能 な or です。 ( ふかのう な or です。)
-
not possible
不 (un) + 可 (possible) + 能 (talent) = 不可能 (not possible)
- 可燃ゴミ ( かねんごみ )
-
burnable garbage
可 (possible) + 燃 (burn) = 可燃ゴミ (burnable garbage)
LOOKALIKES:
USED IN:
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 可 | possible | NAIL | 丁 |
| 司 | administer | HITLER |  |
| 同 | same | LINE on both the left and right |
It's possible to NAIL your mouth shut, but HITLER will administer that butt.
Same (同)looks like administer, but it's symmetrical - it's got the SAME LINE on both the left and right.