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Definition and Synonyms for 善
| 1. | 善心 | 正しいことを行い、悪いことを避ける性質 |
| Moral Excellence | the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong | |
| Synonyms: | 善, 善心, 徳, 有徳, 美徳, 美質, 良い | |
| 2. | 徳行 | 特定の美徳 |
| Virtue | a particular moral excellence | |
| Synonyms: | 仁, 功徳, 善, 徳, 徳目, 徳義, 徳行, 明徳, 篤行, 美徳, 聖徳, 良い, 道徳, 道心 | |
| 3. | 徳行 | 道徳的に素晴らしく、立派な |
| Goodness | moral excellence or admirableness | |
| Synonyms: | 仁徳, 善, 徳行, 篤行, 美徳, 良い | |
| 4. | 貞操 | 性的な関係に関する道徳 |
| Chastity | morality with respect to sexual relations | |
| Synonyms: | 善, 性道徳, 操, 節操, 純潔, 良い, 貞操, 貞淑, 貞節 | |
| 5. | 長所 | 喜ばしい、価値のあるまたは役に立つ |
| Goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | |
| Synonyms: | いい, よす, 善, 美点, 良, 良い, 良さ, 長所 |
Meanings for each kanji in 善
| » | 善 | virtuous; good; goodness |
Categories 善 is a member of
| 1. | 性状 | 人や物の本質的で特徴的な属性 |
| Quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | |
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| 2. | モラリティー | 善と悪または正と誤りの間の区別に関する |
| Morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong | |
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| 3. | 徳行 | 道徳的に素晴らしく、立派な |
| Goodness | moral excellence or admirableness | |
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Sample Sentences for 善
知識は力であるが、それは善を行う力であるのと同時に、それと全く同じ程度に悪を行う力でもある。
Knowledge is power, but it is power for evil just as much as for good.
科学者がつねに主張しているように、いかなる科学的発見もそれ自体は善でも悪でもない。
As scientists keep insisting, there is neither good nor bad in any scientific discovery.
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