快

音読おんよみ: カイ

訓読くんよみ: こころよい

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 忄(りっしんべん / heart)

Meaning

Pleasant, comfortable, cheerful, delightful — often used to describe feelings, sensations, or experiences that bring comfort or joy.


  • 快感かいかん — pleasant feeling
  • 快適かいてき — comfortable
  • 快活かいかつ — cheerful, lively
  • 愉快ゆかい — delightful, fun
  • 明快めいかい — clear and concise

快 is a 形声 (keisei) character. The left radical 忄 represents the heart or emotion, while the right part 夬 (pronounced クワイ in on-yomi) gives the sound. Together, they express feelings that uplift the heart — like pleasure or comfort.

このホテルは とても快適かいてきです。
This hotel is very comfortable.

かれ快活かいかつ性格せいかくです。
He has a cheerful personality.

快 is usually read as カイ in compound words like 快適 or 快感. The kun-yomi こころよい is more poetic or literary, often used in descriptive writing or classic expressions.

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