Kanji

良

good, pleasing, skilled

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

艮部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よい, -よい, いい, -いい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, お, かず, かた, さね, すけ, たか, つか, つかさ, つぎ, なおし, なか, なが, ながし, はる, ひこ, ひさ, ふみ, まこと, み, みよし, よし, ら, ろ, ろう

Common Readings

リョウ, よ…い

Example sentences

良い よい
今日 天気 良くて 気分 いい

Today the weather is good, and I feel great.

与える あたえる
周囲 良い 影響 与えている

He is having a positive influence on those around him.

仲良く なかよく
兄弟 いつも 仲良く 遊んでいる

The siblings are always playing together harmoniously.

ふたりとも ふたりとも
ふたりとも 仲良く 遊びなさい

Both of you, play nicely together.

良く よく
子供 から 良く この 公園 遊んでいた

He used to play in this park often since he was a child.

創造 そうぞう
新しい 価値 創造する こと 社会 より 良く する ため 第一歩

Creating new value is the first step toward making society better.

方が良い ほうがいい
早く 寝た 方が良い です

You should go to bed early.

気持ち良い きもちいい
吹いていて とても 気持ち良い

It feels very good with the wind blowing.

不良 ふりょう
その 工場 製品 不良 相次いで 見つかった

At that factory, defects in the products were found one after another.

カツアゲ カツアゲ
不良 カツアゲ された

He was mugged by delinquents.

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