Vocabulary

What does 親善 (しんぜん, shinzen) mean?

親善 (しんぜん, shinzen) means friendship, goodwill.

Quick facts
Readingしんぜん
Romajishinzen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しんぜん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinzen

friendship, goodwill

  1. 1noun friendship; goodwill; friendly relations

Example sentences

  • The two countries held a friendly match.

  • I am active as a goodwill ambassador.

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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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