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

Related kanji

N4 品 hin, hon / shina goods, refinement, dignity N1 器 ki / utsuwa utensil, vessel, receptacle N1 噴 fun / fu.ku erupt, spout, emit N1 哉 sai / kana, ya how, what, alas N2 咲 shou / sa.ku, -zaki blossom, bloom, fleurir N1 哀 ai / awa.re, awa.remu, kana.shii pathetic, grief, sorrow N1 嘱 shoku / shoku.suru, tano.mu entrust, request, send a message N1 咽 in, en, etsu / muse.bu, muse.ru, nodo, no.mu throat, choked, smothered N1 嘲 chou, tou / azake.ru ridicule, insult

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