可い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Regular shift from Classical Japanese 活用(かつよう) (ku-katsuyō) adjective () (beshi) to modern -i adjective.

Adjective

() • (bei-i (adverbial () (beku))

  1. (dialectal Kanto, Tōhoku, Hokkaidō, archaic) should; must
Usage notes

As an adjective, it can be considered to only be used in place of Standard Japanese (しゅう)()(けい) (shūshikei, terminal form) べし (beshi) and (れん)(たい)(けい) (rentaikei, attributive form) べき (beki), as all other inflected forms are identical.

Conjugation

Particle

() • (bei

  1. (dialectal Kanto, Tōhoku, Hokkaidō) sentence-ending particle indicating volition or supposition
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 可い – see the following entry.
[adjective] good
[suffix] easy
Alternative spellings
善い, 好い, 吉い, 佳い, 宜い, 美い
(This term, 可い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)