Kanji1 / 12
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
- —善意銀行center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need
- —善意通訳goodwill guide; volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
- —善後処置remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
- —善後措置remedial measure; measure to settle matters satisfactorily
- —善哉善哉well done!; great!; bravo!
- —善戦苦闘putting up a good fight against some odds
- —善隣外交good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
- —追善興行memorial performance; performance in memory of someone
- —関係改善improvement of relations; rapprochement
- —偽善売教priestcraft (Book of Mormon)
- —十善の君the emperor
- —親善大使goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
- —慈善活動philanthropic activity; charity work
- —定散二善wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs
- —護法善神benevolent deities who protect the dharma
- —善意占有bona fide possession
- —慈善興行charity show; benefit performance
- —親善使節ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission
- —改善命令orders for improvement (from an authority to a business operator in its jurisdiction)
- —環境改善environmental improvement; environment reform; habitat improvement
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