also: しょうがいい
性が良い · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 性が良い | 性が良よくない |
| Polite | 性が良いです | 性が良よくないですalso 性が良よくありません |
| Past polite | 性が良よかったです | 性が良よくなかったですalso 性が良よくありませんでした |
| Past | 性が良よかった | 性が良よくなかった |
| Te-form | 性が良よくて | 性が良よくなくて |
| Adverbial | 性が良よく | |
| Conditional | 性が良よければ | 性が良よくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 性が良よかったら | 性が良よくなかったら |
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
Describes a person's inherent disposition as gentle, amiable, and easy to get along with.
He is good-natured, so he quickly becomes friends with anyone.
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
Used for objects or materials that are of high quality or well-made; less common than sense 1.
All the products in this shop are of good quality.
Standard kanji spelling using 良い; the reading しょうがよい is the most formal.
Common colloquial spelling using いい; the reading しょうがいい is more casual.
Alternative spelling with よい; less common than 良い but still used.
Compound of 性 (しょう, 'nature, character') + が (subject marker) + 良い/いい (よい/いい, 'good'). The reading しょう for 性 is a relatively uncommon on'yomi used in fixed expressions.