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善

JLPT N1 SL6 12 strokes Frequency: #765

Meanings

Virtuous, Good, Goodness

Radicals

口

Decomposition

⿱羊⿱⿱丷一口

Etymology

Ideographic: To give someone food 羊 and conversation 口

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 12

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left

2 diagonal right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 vertical right-to-left

7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

10 vertical bottom-to-top

11 corner bottom-to-top

12 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ゼン zen

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

い i

よ yo

よし yoshi

Words Using This Kanji

156 words total

Other (20 words)

勧善懲悪劇かんぜんちょうあくげき

morality play

勧善懲悪かんぜんちょうあく

rewarding good and punishing evil

to satisfy oneself

hypocrite

hypocrisy

the very best

charity

benevolence

philanthropic work

charitable person

charity box

philanthropic society

charity bazaar

plan B

second best

the true, the good, and the beautiful

friendship

good results

good deed

betterment

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