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Kanji: 善

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
よしとする
 ON 音 
ゼン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
くち
Meaning:
Virtuous, good, goodness
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
(かいぜん)
betterment, improvement
N3
(ぜん)
good, goodness, right, virtue
N1
(さいぜん)
the very best
N1
(しんぜん)
friendship
N1
(ぜんりょう)
goodness, excellence, virtue
N1
()()
good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability
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