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Dictionary: “良い”

良い

よい

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

Example sentence

I have several good friends.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

良
On
りょう
Kun
よ.い;-よ.い;い.い;-い.い
Stroke count
7

・good

・pleasing

・skilled

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Related words to 良い

49 related words

良い

よい

→

sufficient;enough;ready;prepared

良い

よい

→

profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);beneficial

良い

よい

→

OK;all right;fine;no problem

良い

よい

→

easy to ...

良いとして

いいとして

→

enough about ...

良い線行く

よいせんいく

→

to be on the right track;to go well

良い天気

よいてんき

→

fine weather;fair weather

良いこと

よいこと

→

good thing;nice thing

良いお年をお迎えください

よいおとしをおむかえください

→

have a happy New Year

良い年をお迎えください

よいとしをおむかえください

→

have a happy New Year

良い頃

よいころ

→

high time;about time

良い旅を

よいたびを

→

bon voyage!;have a nice trip!

良い引きがある

よいひきがある

→

to have a strong pull

良いお年を

よいおとしを

→

have a happy New Year

良い旅行を

よいりょこうを

→

bon voyage!;have a nice trip!

良いとこ取り

いいとこどり

→

focusing on only the good points or strong points;incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks);picking the best of both (everything);cherry-picking (e.g. information)

良い日を選ぶ

よいひをえらぶ

→

to choose a lucky (auspicious) day

良いこと

よいこと

→

good excuse;good grounds;good opportunity

良いこと

よいこと

→

interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

良い勝負

いいしょうぶ

→

equal match;good match;fair match;equal in ability;being a worthy rival

良い線を行く

いいせんをいく

→

to be on the right track;to go well

良い塩梅に

いいあんばいに

→

fortunately;luckily

良い大人

いいおとな

→

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.);grown man (woman);person who is old enough (to know better)

良い目を見る

いいめをみる

→

to have good things happen to one;to have luck smile on one

良い天気

いいてんき

→

fine weather;fair weather

良いご身分

いいごみぶん

→

lucky you

良い線

いいせん

→

(on the) right track;(on the) right lines

良い目

いいめ

→

dice roll with the desired result;lucky throw of the dice

良い子にする

いいこにする

→

to behave well (of a child)

良い年をお迎え下さい

よいとしをおむかえください

→

have a happy New Year

良い薬になる

いいくすりになる

→

to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience);to be good for someone

良い感じ

いいかんじ

→

pleasant feeling;good vibes

良いとこ取り

よいとこどり

→

focusing on only the good points or strong points;incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks);picking the best of both (everything);cherry-picking (e.g. information)

良い度胸

いいどきょう

→

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

良い子

いいこ

→

good boy;good girl

良い時間

いいじかん

→

(getting) late;about time

良い目が出る

いいめがでる

→

to get a lucky dice roll

良い引きが有る

よいひきがある

→

to have a strong pull

良いって言う

いいっていう

→

to say something is all right;to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

良い迷惑

いいめいわく

→

real nuisance;becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

良い身分

いいみぶん

→

lucky you

良い事

よいこと

→

good thing;nice thing

良い気持ち

いいきもち

→

good feeling

良い日を選ぶ

いいひをえらぶ

→

to choose a lucky (auspicious) day

良い顔

いいかお

→

big-shot;influential person

良い話

いいはなし

→

good story;heartwarming story

良い具合に

いいぐあいに

→

luckily;happily

良い話

いいはなし

→

good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

良い目が出る

いいめがでる

→

to get what one hoped for;to have fortune smile upon one