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善

Kanji 善: meaning "virtuous, good", readings, stroke order

The kanji 善 means "virtuous, good". On'yomi: ゼン; kun'yomi: よい. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
virtuous, good
On'yomi
ゼン
Kun'yomi
よい
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 善

  • 改善 かいぜん — Improvement
  • 善 ぜん — good, virtue
  • 最善 さいぜん — the very best
  • 親善 しんぜん — friendship
  • 善良 ぜんりょう — goodness, excellence, virtue
  • 善し悪し よしあし — good or bad, merits or demerits, quality

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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