善 Kanji for good

N3–N2Grade 612 strokes

good, virtuous, goodness

Kun: よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする
On: ゼン

善 is the Japanese kanji for good, virtuous, goodness. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is よ.い、い.い、よ.く and its on reading is ゼン.

Stroke order

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Words with 善

善ぜんgood, goodness, right
親しん善ぜんfriendship, goodwill, friendly relations
善ぜん意いvirtuous mind
最さい善ぜんthe very best, utmost
改かい善ぜんbetterment, improvement
慈じ善ぜんcharity, benevolence, philanthropy

Practice 善 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.