Vocabulary

What does 善 (ぜん, zen) mean?

善 (ぜん, zen) means good, virtue.

Quick facts
Readingぜん
Romajizen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ぜん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzen

good, virtue

  1. 1noun good; goodness; right

Example sentences

  • I think about good and evil.

  • Doing good is important.

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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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