| 1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 557 | Morohashi |
| 86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f73 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳肴 【カコウ】 delicacy, rare treat, good-eating fish
- 美味佳肴 【ビミカコウ】 delicacies, epicurean dishes
Kun reading compounds
- 肴 【さかな】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, performance to liven up a bar, conversation to liven up a party
- 肴にする 【さかなにする】 to have as a side order (with drinks), to make fun of someone, to laugh at someone's expense
- 酒肴 【しゅこう】 food and (alcoholic) drinks, food eaten with an alcoholic drink, accompaniment to a drink
- 酒の肴 【さけのさかな】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- tapa
- acompañamiento para la bebida
Portuguese
French
- amuse-gueule
| 3735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2567 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1502 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29322 | Morohashi |
| 4767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2896 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2905 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80b4 | Unicode hex code |