Skip to content
kanjiba – Home

Kanji 善

12 strokes

Meaning

virtuous, good, goodness

On'yomi
ゼン
Kun'yomi
よいいいよくよしとする
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 6
Kanken
5級
Frequency
#765 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Words with 善

  • 善

    ぜん

    good, virtue

    N3
  • 改善

    かいぜん

    betterment, improvement

    N3
  • 最善

    さいぜん

    the very best

    N1
  • 親善

    しんぜん

    friendship

    N1
  • 善良

    ぜんりょう

    goodness, excellence, virtue

    N1
  • 善し悪し

    よしあし

    good or bad, merits or demerits, quality

    N1

Example sentences

  • 最善さいぜんを尽つくすつもりだ。

    I will do my best.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.