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1 exact word match found in search '善'
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noun
good; goodness; right; virtue  (opposite: )
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89 words found beginning with '善'
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Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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Most common form: よく
1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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noun
good and evil
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handling carefully; tiding over; making best of; using discretion
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noun
pious men and women  (yojijukugo)
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noun
1. virtuous mind
2. good intentions; good will
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goodness; excellence; virtue
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noun
good neighbour; good neighbor
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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
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noun
good person
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167 words found containing '善' in any position
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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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Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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Most common form: よく
1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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noun
good; goodness; right; virtue  (opposite: )
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Most common form: 良しあし
noun
right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
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noun
friendship
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charity; philanthropy
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Most common form: よくぞ
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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noun
good and evil
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Most common form: 良き
noun
1. goodness
2. good  (see also: 良し; archaic)
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