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KanjiN1Grade 6 · 小612 strokesRadical 口

善 · virtuous, good

善 is a kanji meaning virtuous, good, goodness. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ゼンzen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • よいyoi
  • いいii
  • よくyoku
  • よしとするyoshitosuru

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 善 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 善
WordReadingMeaningLevel
改善かいぜんbetterment, improvementN3
善ぜんgood, virtueN3
最善さいぜんthe very bestN1
親善しんぜんfriendshipN1
善良ぜんりょうgoodness, excellence, virtueN1
善し悪しよしあしgood or bad, merits or demerits, qualityN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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