叵 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 5 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 出来ない。不可。
  2. すぐに。
  3. 「破」の同字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「頁」+音符「皮」。「(頭部が)斜めである」を意味する漢語{頗}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cannot, be unable do, improbable, thereupon

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • でき(ない)
  • すこぶる
  • ついに
Other languages
  • 拼音po3
  • 한글pa
  • Hán-ViệtPhả

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+53F5

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿷匚口

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-2-3