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善 kanji
virtuous, good, goodness
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
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On readings
ゼン
Kun readings
よいいいよくよしとする
Variant forms
譱Words with 善
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —慈善心benevolence; charitable spirit
- —慈善鍋charity pot
- —慈善箱charity box
- —次善策plan B; alternative plan; workaround
- —真善美the true, the good, and the beautiful
- —善知識friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
- —不善感negative reaction; unsuccessful vaccination
- —善後策remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
- —独善的self-righteous
- —性善説belief that human nature is fundamentally good
- —善と悪good and evil
- —改善点points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
- —善玉菌good germ; good bacteria
- —善根宿free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
- —改善策reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
- —善女人pious woman; female believer
- —善男子pious man
- —三善根three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
- —偽善的hypocritical
- —慈善事業philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
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