Kanji善
Readingぜん
Frequency91%
Used in (148 in total)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
the very best; utmost
good; goodness; right; virtue
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
right and wrong; good and evil
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
hypocrisy
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
proper guidance
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
second best
innate goodness of man
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
intrinsic goodness
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
self-righteousness; self-justified
good government
good and evil
philanthropic activity; charity work
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
friendly match; friendly; exhibition game
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
improvement of relations; rapprochement
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
good thing; good deed
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
charitable person; philanthropist
the good and the beautiful
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
accumulating good deeds; doing good
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
good deeds; charity
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
careful settlement (of a matter); dealing with properly; planning for the future
evil; sin; vice; mischief
virtue; moral sense; conscience
A Study of Good (1911 philosophical treatise by Kitarō Nishida)
philanthropic society
ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission
good germ; good bacteria
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
well done!; great!; bravo!
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
rewarding good deeds
good neighbour; good neighbor
the ten good acts; the emperor
pious woman
good results
path of virtue; righteousness
charity bazaar; charity bazar
good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed
the true, the good, and the beautiful
good actions lead to good rewards; one good turn deserves another
accumulation of good deeds
good and evil dualism; Manicheanism
benevolence; charitable spirit
good friend
all good works; all good deeds
remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
right and wrong; right or wrong
neighbourly friendship; neighborly friendship
the highest good
benevolent fox (in mythology)
to commit vice; to do evil
free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
a small kindness; minor good deed
best practices; best practice
spirit of goodness
good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
pious woman; female believer
memorial performance; performance in memory of someone
in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen
orders for improvement (from an authority to a business operator in its jurisdiction)
good words and good deeds
charity show; benefit performance
remedial measure; measure to settle matters satisfactorily
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
beautiful calligraphy; calligrapher; good book
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
HDL cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; good cholesterol
good management; good manager
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
good neighborly relations; good neighbourly relations
Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha)
honest government official
sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need
negative reaction; unsuccessful vaccination
friendly relations between Japan and Israel
successful vaccination; positive reaction
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
goodwill guide; volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs
putting up a good fight against some odds
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
priestcraft (Book of Mormon)
Yamazen Corporation; Yamazen
environmental improvement; environment reform; habitat improvement
white hat hacker; ethical hacker
fortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the good and punishes the evil
rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata); hornbilled puffin