Vocabulary

What does 善良 (ぜんりょう, zenryou) mean?

善良 (ぜんりょう, zenryou) means good-natured, virtuous.

Quick facts
Readingぜんりょう
Romajizenryou
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぜんりょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzenryou

good-natured, virtuous

  1. 1na-adjective · noun good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous

Example sentences

  • I hope my child grows up to be a person with a good heart.

  • He is known as a good, law-abiding citizen.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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