善ぜん良りょう

ぜ

ん

りょ

う

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

good-natured; virtuous; honest

Describes a person's character or nature as fundamentally good, honest, and morally upright. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは善ぜん良りょうな市し民みんとして知しられている。
He is known as a good-natured citizen.

善ぜん

良りょう

な

心こころ

を

持も

っ

た

人ひと

々びと

が

集あつ

まっ

た

。

People with virtuous hearts gathered.

Kanji

善virtuous, good, goodness
良good, pleasing, skilled

Similar words

優やさしい
優しい means 'kind' or 'gentle' in a warm, personal sense, while 善良 emphasizes moral goodness and honesty in character.
正しょう直じき
正直 focuses on honesty and truthfulness, whereas 善良 covers a broader sense of virtuous and good-natured character.

Etymology

Compound of 善 (good, virtuous) and 良 (good, excellent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys moral goodness.