善ぜん悪あく

ぜ

ん

あ

く

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Abstract concept of moral distinction; used in philosophical, ethical, or everyday contexts.

子こ供どもに善ぜん悪あくの区く別べつを教おしえるのは親おやの役やく目めだ。
It is a parent's duty to teach children the difference between right and wrong.

彼かれ

は

善ぜん

悪あく

の

判はん

断だん

が

でき

ない

よう

に

見み

える

。

He seems unable to judge good and evil.

是ぜ非ひ
是非 often refers to right and wrong in a practical or situational sense, while 善悪 is more about moral good and evil.
正せい邪じゃ
正邪 is a more formal or literary term for right and wrong, often used in legal or philosophical contexts.

Compound of 善 (good) and 悪 (evil), both kanji of Chinese origin. The reading ぜんあく is the on'yomi combination.