ぜん
Meanings
Noun
1. good; goodness; right; virtue
And they firmly believe that it is good, never thinking that it is wrong.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
all good works; all good deeds
hypocrisy
right and wrong; good and evil
the good and the beautiful
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
pious man
the very best; utmost
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
second best
innate goodness of man
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
intrinsic goodness
intrinsic goodness
good government
good and evil
self-righteousness; self-justified
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
good thing; good deed
Maruzen (publisher)
good use
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
good deeds; charity
evil; sin; vice; mischief
virtue; moral sense; conscience
A Study of Good (1911 philosophical treatise by Kitarō Nishida)
careful settlement (of a matter); dealing with properly; planning for the future
the ten good acts; the emperor
accumulation of good deeds
good deeds
good results
path of virtue; righteousness
virtues
good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed
the highest good
spirit of goodness
a small kindness; minor good deed
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
pious woman; female believer
beautiful calligraphy; calligrapher; good book
good management; good manager
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
successful vaccination; positive reaction
fortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the good and punishes the evil
Yamazen Corporation; Yamazen
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
Examples (6 in total)
The best is often the enemy of the good.
I bought this book at Kakuzen's.
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.