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良好 (りょうこう, ryoukou) Japanese meaning: good | Kotomora
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結けっ
果か
は
良りょう
好こう
でし
た
。
The test results were good.
Relations between the two countries are favorable.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 経けい 過か が 良りょう 好こう だ the progress of something is going well
The recovery after the surgery is going well.
〈 人ひと 〉 との 関かん 係けい が 良りょう 好こう だ to have a good relationship with someone
My relationship with him is good.
健けん 康こう 状じょう 態たい が 良りょう 好こう だ to be in good health condition
According to the test results, his health condition was good.
視し 界かい が 良りょう 好こう だ to have good visibility
Visibility is good today, and you can see the mountains far away.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words· 9 良い is the general, everyday word for 'good', while 良好 is a more formal term used in reports, medical notes, or official statements.
順調 emphasizes that something is proceeding smoothly and on schedule, while 良好 simply describes a favorable state or condition without implying progress.
好調 describes being in good form or performing well (e.g. sports, business), while 良好 is a more neutral, formal way to describe a satisfactory state or condition.
上々 is a colloquial, enthusiastic way to say something is excellent, while 良好 is a neutral, formal descriptor commonly used in reports.
Show 5 more 良好 is the everyday word for a favorable condition or state, while 良 (りょう) is a compact, label-like term used in formal evaluations.
良好 is a common, neutral word for 'favorable/good condition', while 芳しい is mostly used in its negative form 芳しくない to mean results or reputation are poor.
良好 is a neutral term for a satisfactory or good state (e.g., health, progress), whereas 優良 implies a stronger degree of excellence or superiority.
良好 is a common formal word meaning 'favorable' or 'in good condition', used in reports and results, while 佳 is a more archaic, literary term for beauty or excellence.
Opposites 不良 describes a poor or defective condition, forming the direct formal opposite of 良好.
悪い is the everyday word for 'bad', serving as the casual counterpart to the formal antonym relationship with 良好.
良好 describes conditions or states as favorable and satisfactory, the direct opposite of 劣悪's markedly substandard sense.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 良 (good) and 好 (good, like). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the meaning of 'good' or 'favorable'.
良好 simply means 'in good condition' and is used for grades, results, or health checks, while 健全 implies a deeper, structural soundness rather than just a good state.
良好 means 'good, favorable' and is the formal opposite of 芳しくない, which means 'poor, unsatisfactory'.
