善
- On
- ぜん
- Kun
- よ.い;い.い;よ.く;よし.とする
- Stroke count
- 12
・virtuous
・good
・goodness
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “善”
善
ぜん
good; goodness; right; virtue
Example sentence
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
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善戦
ぜんせん
fighting a good fight;putting up a good fight;fighting bravely
善隣
ぜんりん
good neighbour;good neighbor
善悪
ぜんあく
right and wrong;good and evil
善良
ぜんりょう
good (person, nature, etc.);good-natured;virtuous;honest
善意
ぜんい
virtuous mind
善意
ぜんい
good intentions;good will
善意
ぜんい
positive mindset
善意
ぜんい
bona fides;good faith
善人
ぜんにん
good person;virtuous person
善玉
ぜんだま
good person;good guy
善処
ぜんしょ
dealing appropriately (with a situation);taking proper measures;handling (an issue) carefully;making the best of (a bad bargain)
善後策
ぜんごさく
remedial measure;relief measure;corrective measure;countermeasure;remedy
善行
ぜんこう
good deed;good conduct;benevolence
善人
ぜんにん
good-natured person;gullible person
善玉
ぜんだま
character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
善し悪し
よしあし
right or wrong;good or bad;quality;suitability
善し悪し
よしあし
having both merits and demerits;having both advantages and disadvantages
善き程
よきほど
greatly;considerably
善悪不二
ぜんあくふに
good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
善げ
よげ
seeming good
善哉
ぜんざい
well done!;bravo!
善意通訳
ぜんいつうやく
goodwill guide;volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
善意占有
ぜんいせんゆう
bona fide possession
善徳
ぜんとく
virtues
善くぞ
よくぞ
how admirably;how wonderfully;how skillfully
善い行い
よいおこない
good deed
善き哉
よきかな
well done!;bravo!
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?
善意の第三者
ぜんいのだいさんしゃ
bona fide third party;bona fide third person
善は急げ
ぜんはいそげ
move with haste (when you have no doubts);strike while the iron is hot
善悪二元論
ぜんあくにげんろん
good and evil dualism;Manicheanism
善意銀行
ぜんいぎんこう
center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need
善くもまあ
よくもまあ
just how;how (dare you)
善心
ぜんしん
virtue;moral sense;conscience
善因善果
ぜんいんぜんか
good actions lead to good rewards;one good turn deserves another
善い悪い
よいわるい
good or bad;merits or demerits;quality;suitability
善と悪
ぜんとあく
good and evil
善導
ぜんどう
proper guidance
善悪の区別
ぜんあくのくべつ
distinction between right and wrong;distinction between good and bad
善性
ぜんせい
innate goodness of man
善後処置
ぜんごしょち
remedial measure;settlement (of matters);dealing with the aftermath
善友
ぜんゆう
good friend
善後措置
ぜんごそち
remedial measure;measure to settle matters satisfactorily
善哉善哉
ぜんざいぜんざい
well done!;great!;bravo!
善後
ぜんご
careful settlement (of a matter);dealing with properly;planning for the future
善の研究
ぜんのけんきゅう
A Study of Good (1911 philosophical treatise by Kitarō Nishida)
善女
ぜんにょ
pious woman
善がる
よがる
to satisfy oneself;to feel satisfied;to be proud
善戦苦闘
ぜんせんくとう
putting up a good fight against some odds