Moto 良: Good; Pleasing; SkilledKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リョウ
- Kun'yomi
- よ(い)、-よ(い)、い(い)、-い(い)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 435 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リョウ)
- 不良ふりょうbad; poor
- 良りょうgood (quality, condition, etc.)
- 改良かいりょうimprovement; reform
- 優良ゆうりょうsuperior; excellent
- 良好りょうこうgood; fine
- 良心りょうしんconscience
- 良識りょうしきgood sense
- 良質りょうしつgood quality; fine quality
- 最良さいりょうthe best; ideal
- 不良品ふりょうひんinferior goods; defective product
- 公序良俗こうじょりょうぞくpublic order and morals; social standards
- 善良ぜんりょうgoodness; excellence
- 良俗りょうぞくgood custom
- 良品りょうひんfine article; good-quality item
- 良妻りょうさいgood wife
- 良心的りょうしんてきupright; fair
- 良性りょうせいbenign
- 良書りょうしょgood book; valuable work
- 良知りょうちintuition
- 選良せんりょうmember of parliament
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 良いよいgood; excellent
- 良かったらよかったらif you like
- 良さよさmerit; virtue
- 仲良くなかよくon good terms with; on cordial terms with
- 良きよきgoodness
- 仲良しなかよしintimate friend; close friend
- ほうが良いほうがよいhad better ...
- 小気味良いこきみよいdelightful; satisfying
- 手際良くてぎわよくefficiently; skillfully
- 方が良いほうがよいhad better ...
- 良くよくnicely; properly
- 良し悪しよしあしright or wrong; good or bad
- 運良くうんよくluckily
- あきらめの良いあきらめのいいknowing when to give up; good at letting things go
- いきが良いいきがよいfresh (e.g. fish)
- いさぎ良いいさぎよいmanly; sportsmanlike
- かっこ良いかっこよいattractive; good-looking
- きもち良いきもちよいgood feeling; feeling good
- したほうが良いしたほうがいいhad better do so
- した方が良いしたほうがいいhad better do so
- するが良いするがいいhad better ...; may as well ...
- たちが良いたちがよいgood-natured; of good character
- たちの良いたちのよいgood-natured; of good character
- ちょうど良いちょうどいいjust right (time, size, length, etc.)
- ても良いてもよいindicates concession or compromise
- と言っても良いといってもいいyou could say; you might say
- どうしたら良いどうしたらよいwhat's the best thing to do?
- どうでも良いどうでもよいinconsequential; indifferent
- なお良いなおよいstill better; even better
- なくても良いなくてもいいneed not; (not) have to
- はぶりが良いはぶりがよいinfluential; powerful
Other readings
- 奈良ならNara (city, prefecture)
- 野良のらfield; farm
- 野良犬のらいぬstray dog
- 野良猫のらねこstray cat; alley cat
- かっこう良いかっこよいattractive; good-looking
- がたいが良いガタイがよいbig and brawny; well built
- ちょい不良ちょいわるslightly off; not quite good enough
- のりが良いノリがよいgood at playing along; up for anything
- のりの良いノリのいいeasy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
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