JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
好 means like, fond. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 6 strokes, read すく or このむ or こう. It is built from 2 parts: 女 (woman, female), 子 (child, sign of the rat). It appears in 好き (liking / fondness / love) and 大好き (very like-able / like very much).
好 is written in 6 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
好 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好き | すき | liking / fondness / love |
| 大好き | だいすき | very like-able / like very much |
| 格好 | かっこう | appearance / manner / shape |
These use 女 or 子 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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