| 善 | meaning | 'virtuous, good, goodness' |
| onyomi | ゼン | |
| kunyomi | よ.い, い.い, よ.く, よし.とする |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 善 | ぜん | good, goodness, right, virtue |
| 改善 | かいぜん | betterment, improvement |
| 偽善 | ぎぜん | hypocrisy |
| 勧善懲悪劇 | かんぜんちょうあくげき | morality play |
| 善哉 | ぜんざい | Well done!, soft bean-jam |
| 善哉善哉 | ぜんざいぜんざい | Well done!, Great!, Bravo! |
| 善戦 | ぜんせん | fight a good fight |
| 善玉 | ぜんだま | good person |
| 善逝 | ぜんぜい | Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha) |
| 善隣 | ぜんりん | good neighbour, good neighbor |
| 慈善 | じぜん | charity, philanthropy |
| 日洪親善 | にっこうしんぜん | goodwill between Japan and Hungary |
| 最善 | さいぜん | the very best |
| 独善 | どくぜん | self-righteousness, self-justified |
| 親善 | しんぜん | friendship |
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