Kanji

善

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JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 6freq #76512 strokes

Meanings

virtuous, good, goodness

ES: bondad, virtud

On
ゼン
Kun
よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする

Common words

  • 改善かいぜんbetterment, improvement
  • 最善さいぜんthe very best, utmost
  • 親善しんぜんfriendship, goodwill, friendly relations, amity
  • 善良ぜんりょうgood (person, nature, etc.), good-natured, virtuous, honest
  • 慈善じぜんcharity, benevolence, philanthropy
  • 善悪ぜんあくright and wrong, good and evil
  • 善意ぜんいvirtuous mind
  • 善戦ぜんせんfighting a good fight, putting up a good fight, fighting bravely

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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