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Keyword
morally good
  • virtuous
  • good
  • goodness
Frequency
#765
Strokes
12
Grade
6
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1112
Readings
ゼン92%
よ8%
Mnemonic
She refuses to hang antlers on a wall and keeps a pet sheep instead; only salad passes her mouth, and she never lets you forget she's morally good.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
善よい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared; …
I-adjective
善よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...; (you have) quite the nerve to; …
Adverb
改かい善ぜん
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
Noun
善よさ
merit; virtue; good quality
Noun
善ぜん
good; goodness; right; virtue
Noun
善よき
goodness; good
Noun
親しん善ぜん
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
Noun
最さい善ぜん
the very best; utmost
Noun
善ぜん意い
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
Noun
慈じ善ぜん
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
Noun
善ぜん後ご策さく
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
Noun
善ぜん悪あく
right and wrong; good and evil
Noun
善ぜん良りょう
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
Na-adjective
偽ぎ善ぜん
hypocrisy
Noun
善ぜん人にん
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
Noun
善ぜん隣りん
good neighbour; good neighbor
Noun
善ぜん戦せん
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
Noun
善よし悪あし
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; suitability; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
Noun
独どく善ぜん
self-righteousness; self-justified
Noun
善ぜん行こう
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
Noun
善ぜん処しょ
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
Noun
次じ善ぜん
second best
No-adjective
善ぜん玉だま
good person; good guy
Noun
追つい善ぜん
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
Noun