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善ぜん (zen)

good,goodness,right,virtue

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 1
  • #4939 most frequent

Meaning

善 (ぜん, zen) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “good,goodness,right,virtue”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

善ぜんは急いそげ

Strike while the iron is hot.

慈善じぜんを行おこなう。

Perform an act of charity.

偽善ぎぜんは嫌きらいだ。

I hate hypocrisy.

正直しょうじきは最善さいぜんの策さく。

Honesty is the best policy.

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