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善 : Virtuous

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Components:
羊口

virtuous, good, goodness

On 'yomi:
ゼン(zen)
Kun 'yomi:
よ.い(yo.i) い.い(i.i) よ.く(yo.ku) よし.とする(yoshi.tosuru)
Nanori:
たる(taru) よし(yoshi)
Strokes:12
Radical:口 (30)
Usage Rating:765
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:2
Grade:6
Unicode:05584
jis208:33-17
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善 Usage examples

性善説(せいぜんせつ)belief that human nature is fundamentally good
嘉言善行(かげんぜんこう)good words and good deeds
最善の策(さいぜんのさく)the best policy (measure)
善と悪(ぜんとあく)good and evil
善隣関係(ぜんりんかんけい)good neighborly relations, good neighbourly relations
善隣政策(ぜんりんせいさく)Good Neighbor Policy
日イ親善(にちイしんぜん)friendly relations between Japan and Israel
日洪親善(にっこうしんぜん)goodwill between Japan and Hungary
不善を為す(ふぜんをなす)
不善をなす(ふぜんをなす)
to commit vice, to do evil
善い行い(よいおこない)good deed
国際親善(こくさいしんぜん)international goodwill
慈善団体(じぜんだんたい)charitable institution (organization, organisation), (organized, organised) charities
親善試合(しんぜんじあい)friendly match (game), friendly
待遇改善(たいぐうかいぜん)improvement of labor conditions (labour)
独善主義(どくぜんしゅぎ)self-righteousness
善管(ぜんかん)good management, good manager
善き(よき)good
業務改善命令(ぎょうむかいぜんめいれい)business improvement order
景気改善策(けいきかいぜんさく)economy recovery plan
寸善尺魔(すんぜんしゃくま)in evil, there is odds, there is more evil than good in this world, one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen
改善点(かいぜんてん)points needing improvement, problem areas
一日一善(いちにちいちぜん)doing a good deed each day, doing one good turn a day
正邪善悪(せいじゃぜんあく)right and (or) wrong
是非善悪(ぜひぜんあく)rights and wrongs, the relative merits (of a case), propriety
善悪不二(ぜんあくふに)Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
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
善意通訳(ぜんいつうやく)goodwill guide, volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
善後処置(ぜんごしょち)remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
善後措置(ぜんごそち)remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
善後対策(ぜんごたいさく)remedial measure, preventive measure, the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
善哉善哉(ぜんざいぜんざい)Well done!, Great!, Bravo!
善戦苦闘(ぜんせんくとう)putting up a good fight against some odds
善隣外交(ぜんりんがいこう)good-neighbor diplomacy, a good-neighbor policy
追善興行(ついぜんこうぎょう)memorial performance, performance in memory of someone
善さげ(よさげ)
善さ気(よさげ)
seemingly good, (of) good appearance, looking good
善かれと思う(よかれとおもう)to wish to go well, to have good intentions
関係改善(かんけいかいぜん)improvement of relations, rapprochement
偽善売教(ぎぜんばいきょう)priestcraft (Book of Mormon)