N3Noun

💭Abstract Concepts

善ぜん

zen

good, virtue

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Example sentence

美しいものは必ずしも善ではない。

What is beautiful is not always good.

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Kanji in 善

virtuous, good, goodness

Sentences with 善

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
改善	N3	かいぜん	かいぜんbetterment, improvement
最善	N1	さいぜん	さいぜんthe very best
善良	N1	ぜんりょう	ぜんりょうgoodness, excellence, virtue
親善	N1	しんぜん	しんぜんfriendship
善し悪し	N1	よしあし	よしあしgood or bad, merits or demerits, quality

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
性	せい	せいsex, gender
考え	かんがえ	かんがえthinking, thought, ideas
他	ほか	ほかother / else / the rest (general word; e.g. 他にありますか？ = anything else?)
情報	じょうほう	じょうほうinformation, (military) intelligence
間	ま	まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space)
生	せい	せいbirth
結果	けっか	けっかresult, consequence
神	かみ	かみgod

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