よかれ

よ

か

れ

Meanings

all for the best; what is right

usually written using kana alone

Fixed expression meaning that something is ultimately for the best or is the right thing. Often used in the phrase 良かれと思って (thinking it was for the best).

良よかれと思おもってやったことが裏うら目めに出でた。
What I did thinking it was for the best backfired.
彼かれは良よかれと思おもって忠ちゅう告こくしたのだ。
He gave advice thinking it was for the best.

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