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善 means 'virtuous'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 837   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-6    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 89 words   Used in 153 words   Used in 1165 names   Component in 7 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ゼン
Kun
   よい virtous, good
Additional readings
Kun    いい   よく   よしとする   よがる to feel satisfied, to be proud
Name    たる   よし
Components
⿳  羊 sheep  䒑 (艸) grass  口 mouth  
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喜 rejoice  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 善 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 善 is used 150 times, read 2 ways.
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ゼン : 126 words FIND ALL
か い ぜ ん 0
1. betterment; improvement
2. kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)  (often written カイゼン; often written with kana only)
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よい : 24 words FIND ALL
よ し あ し 3
Most common form: 良しあし
noun
right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
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An additional 3 less common words include 善 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 929 (originally: 735)  Joy o' Kanji : 735  Key to Kanji: 644 

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善
ゼン   virtuous   よい virtous, good   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
䒑
grass   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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