The kanji 可 primarily conveys the idea of "acceptable," "possible," "can," or "good." It signifies something that is permissible, allowable, or meets a certain standard. It often implies an assessment or judgment where something is deemed satisfactory or meets a specific requirement.

・On-yomi (音読み): カ (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ～べし (~beshi) - This reading is used as an auxiliary verb, roughly translating to "should," "may," or "can."

⚫︎ 許可 (きょか) Translation: Permission, authorization. ⚫︎ 可能 (かのう) Translation: Possible, capable. ⚫︎ 可決 (かけつ) Translation: Approval (of a proposal or motion).

The kanji 可 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). The top part is similar to the character for "mouth" or "to speak" (口; kuchi) . It also acts as a phonetic component, indicating the sound. The combination of these parts represents the action of being able to speak or say something which is then deemed acceptable or permissible. Over time, this evolved to represent the broader meanings of "acceptable," "possible," and "good."