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Kanji: 善
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KANJI

善

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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:	口 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	改善(かいぜん)	betterment, improvement
N3	善(ぜん)	good, goodness, right, virtue
N1	最善(さいぜん)	the very best
N1	親善(しんぜん)	friendship
N1	善良(ぜんりょう)	goodness, excellence, virtue
N1	善(よ)し悪(あ)し	good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability

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