善 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ゼンぜん · zen
- Kun
- よ(い)yo(i)
- Meaning
- good; virtuous; goodness
Stroke order
Origin
羊 "a fine sheep" with a mouth; speaking what is good — hence "good, virtue."
Readings and examples
| Onゼンぜんzen | 善悪ぜんあく善処ぜんしょ慈善じぜん |
|---|---|
| Kunよいyoi | 善いよい Compare: 良い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 善意ぜんい
good will
- 改善かいぜん
improvement
Example
やり方を改善した。
We improved the way of doing it.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)