Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 12

善

Meaning in English

virtuous, good, goodness

Readings

Onyomi: ゼン Kunyomi: よ.い, い.い, よ.く, よし.とする Romaji: zen / yo.i, i.i, yo.ku, yoshi.tosuru

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善

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese virtuoso, bom, bondade

Spanish virtuoso, bueno, bondad

Korean 덕스러운, 선한, 선함

French vertueux, bon, bonté

Italian virtuoso, buono, bontà

German tugendhaft, gut, Güte

Indonesian berbudi luhur, baik, kebaikan

★ Vietnamese đức hạnh, tốt đẹp, lòng tốt

Thai คุณธรรม, ดี, ความดี

Kanji

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Word

Words with this kanji

N1 最善 saizen the very best N1 親善 shinzen friendship N1 善良 zenryou goodness, excellence, virtue N1 善し悪し yoshiashi good or bad, merits or demerits, quality N3 改善 kaizen improvement, betterment N3 善 zen good, virtue, goodness