JLPT N1 · な-adjective

善良 (zenryou)

善良 (ぜんりょう, zenryou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぜんりょう
Romaji: zenryou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

善良な市民は法律に従う。

A good citizen obeys the laws.

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

Conjugation of 善良

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	善良だ	ぜんりょうだ zenryouda
Present (polite)	善良です	ぜんりょうです zenryoudesu
Negative	善良じゃない	ぜんりょうじゃない zenryoujanai
Past	善良だった	ぜんりょうだった zenryoudatta
Negative past	善良じゃなかった	ぜんりょうじゃなかった zenryoujanakatta
Te-form	善良で	ぜんりょうで zenryoude
Before a noun	善良な	ぜんりょうな zenryouna
Adverb (~ni)	善良に	ぜんりょうに zenryouni

Kanji in 善良

善

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

良

good, pleasing, skilledリョウ・よ.い・-よ.い · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 善良.

善ぜんgood改善かいぜんbetterment最善さいぜんthe very best親善しんぜんfriendship善し悪しよしあしright or wrong良いよいgood仲良しなかよしclose friendship改良かいりょうimprovement不良ふりょうbad良好りょうこうgood良識りょうしきgood sense良質りょうしつgood quality良心りょうしんconscience良しよしgood

Source: JMdict entry 1394560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.