Meaning of 善 in Japanese
Definition of 善
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(n) good; goodness; right; virtue
競争それ自体は善でも悪でもない。
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
Words related to 善
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(n) rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play
このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
- (n) morality play
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(n) hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
我々の睡眠中は偽善者ではない。
We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
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(n) the very best
それが私たちが今できる最善の方法だ。
That's the best way we can do now.
- (n) charitable person; philanthropist
- (n) philanthropic society
- (n) charity bazaar; charity bazar
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(n) philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
気前の良いその歯科医はおよそ20億円を慈善事業に寄付した。
The generous dentist contributed some two billion yen to charity.
Sentences containing 善
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
We will try to correct it in order to straighten out our finances.
It goes without saying that honesty is the best policy in many ways.
A generous man contributed some two billion yen to charity.