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Kanji 良: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 良: good, pleasing, skilled

Key takeaways

Kanji 良: good, pleasing, skilled. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

goodpleasingskilled

On reading

リョウ

Kun reading

よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 良

good, pleasing, skilled

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents the concept of 'good' or 'virtuous.' It is frequently used in words like 'conscience' (yang-sim) or 'virtuous' (seon-ryang) to describe a good character. You can remember its meaning through common terms like 'excellent' (u-ryang) or 'improvement' (gae-ryang).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

リョウ
  • 改良かいりょう

    improvement / enhancement / reform

  • 善良ぜんりょう

    goodness / virtue / kindness

  • 不良ふりょう

    delinquent / bad quality / failure

  • 良好りょうこう

    good / favorable / satisfactory

  • 良識りょうしき

    good sense / common sense / sound judgment

  • 良質りょうしつ

    good quality / superior quality

  • 良心りょうしん

    conscience / moral sense

Kun reading

よ.い
  • 良いよい

    good / nice / well

Commonly used words

  • 改良
    かいりょう

    improvement / enhancement / reform

  • 善良
    ぜんりょう

    goodness / virtue / kindness

  • 不良
    ふりょう

    delinquent / bad quality / failure

  • 良好
    りょうこう

    good / favorable / satisfactory

  • 良識
    りょうしき

    good sense / common sense / sound judgment

  • 良質
    りょうしつ

    good quality / superior quality

  • 良い
    よい

    good / nice / well

Example sentences

Example 1

このソフトの改で使いやすくなった。

Translation

This software became easier to use after improvements.

Example 2

品質の改が売上を伸ばした。

Translation

Improvement in quality increased sales.

Example 3

彼はとても善な人です。

Translation

He is a very good person.

Example 4

な心が世界を変える。

Translation

A kind heart can change the world.

Kanji 良: good, pleasing, skilled | Daily Nihongo