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JLPT N3 · Noun

善 (zen)

善 (ぜん, zen) is a Japanese noun meaning “good; goodness”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぜん
Romaji
zen
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. good; goodness; right; virtue · noun

Example sentences

競争それ自体は善でも悪でもない。
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
Tatoeba #181522

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 善

善
virtuous, good, goodnessゼン・よ.い・い.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 善.

改善かいぜんbetterment最善さいぜんthe very best親善しんぜんfriendship善良ぜんりょうgood (person, nature, etc.)善し悪しよしあしright or wrong

Source: JMdict entry 1394250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.