好
好 — Fond
fond, pleasing, like something
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiこのむ (konomu)
Kun’yomiすく (suku)
Kun’yomiよい (yoi)
Kun’yomiいい (ii)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 好
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | favourable; favorable; promising |
| 友好 | ゆうこう yuukou | friendship |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 好機 | こうき kouki | good opportunity; chance |
| 好み | このみ konomi | liking; taste; fancy |
| 好投 | こうとう koutou | good (nice) pitching |
Study notes
好 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #423 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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