# 良 — Good

Frequency rank 394 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 両 (Both), less common than 職 (Employment).

- On’yomi: りょう
- Kun’yomi: よ
- Radical: 艮 Stopping (Kangxi 138)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

The root (良) of all things — the character resembles a plant with strong roots spreading wide, representing inherent goodness.

In words:

- 良い いい — good
- 良質 りょうしつ — good quality;superior quality
- 良識 りょうしき — good sense

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