# 善 — Morally Good

Frequency rank 916 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 攻 (Aggression), less common than 便 (Convenience).

- On’yomi: ぜん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A sheep at the top with horns, standing on ground above a mouth — a horned sheep standing firm on the ground preaches morally good teachings through its mouth below.

In words:

- 善 ぜん — good,goodness,right,virtue
- 善良 ぜんりょう — goodness;excellence;virtue
- 改善 かいぜん — betterment,improvement

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