Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 善


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Meaning

goodness, virtuous, goodwill

Pronunciation

ZEN
yoi

Explanation

From top: sheep , to stand , mouth

Mnemonic

The sheep standing there with a gaping mouth has goodness and is virtuous.

Radicals

goodness
sheep(Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns.)
mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

改善 かいぜん improvement, continuous improvement
慈善 じぜん charity, philanthropy
親善 しんぜん friendship
善し悪し よしあし good or bad, merits or demerits, quality
善良 ぜんりょう goodness, excellence, virtue
最善 さいぜん the very best

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