良
good, pleasing, skilled
Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
- よ.い
- -よ.い
- い.い
- -い.い
Nanori
- じ
- なが
- まこと
- よし
- ら
- りょ
- ろう
Meaning
良 centers on positive quality: something good, pleasing, or skillfully done. The meanings all point to a favorable evaluation of a person, thing, or action.
Most common words using 良
24 of 313- 良いよいN5
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
- 良くよくN5
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
- 良りょうN1
good (quality, condition, etc.)
- 仲良くなかよくN1
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
- 不良ふりょうN1
bad; poor; inferior; defective
- 奈良ならN5
Nara (city, prefecture)
- 改良かいりょうN2
improvement; reform
- 良心りょうしんN1
conscience
- 良好りょうこうN1
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
- 優良ゆうりょう
superior; excellent; fine
- 仲良しなかよしN3
close friendship; close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
- 最良さいりょうN3
the best; ideal
- 良質りょうしつN1
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
- 善良ぜんりょうN1
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
- 良識りょうしきN1
good sense
- 良きよき
goodness
- 公序良俗こうじょりょうぞく
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
- 良し悪しよしあしN1
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; suitability
- 良妻りょうさい
good wife
- 良かったらよかったらN5
if you like
- 良さよさ
merit; virtue; good quality
- 不良品ふりょうひんN2
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
- 運良くうんよくN1
luckily
- どうでも良いどうでもいい
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; trivial
Study
Etymology
良 is thought to depict a grain or food vessel, with the idea of something good or pleasing deriving from the quality of the contents. The modern form retains the general shape but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The top dot 丶 looks like a mark of approval over the base 艮, which resembles a container. Imagine a seal of quality stamped on a vessel, marking it as good and pleasing.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, picture a skilled chef named Ryo who always makes good food: Ryo -> リョウ, and his cooking is pleasing to everyone.