Moto 善: Virtuous; Good; GoodnessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゼン
- Kun'yomi
- よ(い)、い(い)、よ(く)、よし(とする)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 172 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゼン)
- 改善かいぜんbetterment; improvement
- 善ぜんgood; goodness
- 親善しんぜんfriendship; goodwill
- 善意ぜんいvirtuous mind
- 最善さいぜんthe very best; utmost
- 善隣ぜんりんgood neighbour; good neighbor
- 善戦ぜんせんfighting a good fight; putting up a good fight
- 慈善じぜんcharity; philanthropy
- 偽善ぎぜんhypocrisy
- 勧善懲悪かんぜんちょうあくrewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
- 善人ぜんにんgood person; virtuous person
- 善処ぜんしょdealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures
- 善後策ぜんごさくremedial measure; countermeasure
- 善悪ぜんあくgood and evil
- 善玉ぜんだまgood person
- 善良ぜんりょうgoodness; excellence
- 善行ぜんこうgood deed; good conduct
- 次善じぜんsecond best
- 独善どくぜんself-righteousness; self-justified
- 追善ついぜんmass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
- 一日一善いちにちいちぜんdoing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
- 万善まんぜんall good works; all good deeds
- 三善根さんぜんごんthree wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
- 不善ふぜんevil; sin
- 不善をなすふぜんをなすto commit vice; to do evil
- 不善を為すふぜんをなすto commit vice; to do evil
- 不善感ふぜんかんnegative reaction; unsuccessful vaccination
- 人に善言を与うるは布帛よりも煖かなりひとにぜんげんをあたうるはふはくよりもあたたかなりwords provide more warmth than cloth
- 体質改善たいしつかいぜんimprovement of one's constitution; reformation
- 修善しゅぜんaccumulating good deeds; doing good
- 偽善売教ぎぜんばいきょうpriestcraft (Book of Mormon)
- 偽善者ぎぜんしゃhypocrite; dissembler
- 勧善かんぜんrewarding good deeds
- 勧善懲悪劇かんぜんちょうあくげきmorality play
- 勧善懲悪小説かんぜんちょうあくしょうせつ(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction
- 十善じゅうぜんthe ten good acts
- 十善の君じゅうぜんのきみthe emperor
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 善くもよくもhow dare ...; how could ...
- 善く善くよくよくexceedingly; very
- 善し悪しよしあしright or wrong; good or bad
- 一人善がりひとりよがりself-conceit; self-satisfaction
- 善いよいgood; excellent
- 善い事いいことgood thing; nice thing
- 善い悪いよいわるいgood or bad; merits or demerits
- 善い行いよいおこないgood deed
- 善うようwell; properly
- 善かれよかれall for the best; what is right
- 善かれと思うよかれとおもうto wish to go well; to have good intentions
- 善かれ悪しかれよかれあしかれgood or bad; right or wrong
- 善かろうよかろうthat's right; very well
- 善がるよがるto satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied
- 善きよきgoodness
- 善き程よきほどgreatly; considerably
- 善くよくnicely; properly
- 善くするよくするto make good; to improve
- 善くぞよくぞhow admirably; how wonderfully
- 善くもそんなことをよくもそんなことをhow dare you!; how can you have the nerve?
- 善くもまあよくもまあHow dare you!; How can you have the nerve?
- 善く言うよくいうto say enough (as much as required); to say plenty
- 善げよげseeming good
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