Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 夬 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
快
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
快
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
快
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
快
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
快
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
快 [kuài]
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
Japanese
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
快 かい
Kai female given name
快 こころ
Kokoro female given name
快 さやか
Sayaka female given name
快 なおる
Naoru female given name
快 はや
Haya female given name
快 はやし
Hayashi unclassified name
快 よし
Yoshi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (196)
快乐 [kuàilè] #596
happy
快乐 [kuàilè] #596
happy
快速 [kuàisù] #3,248
fast
加快 [jiākuài] #6,315
to accelerate
尽快 [jǐnkuài] #1,609
as quickly as possible
尽快 [jǐnkuài] #1,609
as quickly as possible
愉快 [yúkuài] #1,204
cheerful
赶快 [gǎnkuài] #1,587
at once
赶快 [gǎnkuài] #1,587
at once
生日快乐 [shēngrìkuàilè] #2,505
Happy birthday
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JAPANESE WORDS (109)
⭐ 回復 [かいふく] #1,608
restoration
⭐ 快感 [かいかん] #3,704
pleasant feeling
⭐ 不快 [ふかい] #4,012
displeasure
⭐ 愉快 [ゆかい] #4,236
pleasant
⭐ 快楽 [かいらく] #4,723
pleasure
⭐ 不愉快 [ふゆかい] #4,923
unpleasant
⭐ 快い [こころよい] #6,258
pleasant
⭐ 快適 [かいてき] #6,850
pleasant
⭐ 豪快 [ごうかい] #7,162
hearty
⭐ 軽快 [けいかい] #7,915
light (of movements)
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