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善

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 916 / 2,608

Morally Good

On’yomi
ぜん
Kun’yomi
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Radical
口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)

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

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

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,virtueN3
善良 ぜんりょう goodness;excellence;virtueN1
改善 かいぜん betterment,improvementN3

善 is rank 916 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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