ぜん
Meanings
Noun
1. 良いこと。好ましいこと。
2. 道徳の理想。
Kanji used
morally good
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
① 悪い所を直し、良くすること。② 生産性または品質を向上させること、もしくは納期を短縮させること。特に、品質の向上、即ち歩留率を向上させることを言う。
① 最も優れていること。② 出来る限りの方法。
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
① 性質が穏やかで素直なこと。
① 善良な人。② お人好し。
good and evil
hypocrisy
① 善い行い。
① 全力を尽くして戦うこと。② いい勝負をすること。敗北ではあるが内容の良い試合をすること。ある程度の成果を出すこと。健闘。
second best
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
intrinsic goodness
intrinsic goodness
innate goodness of man
① 他者を顧みることなく、自分のみが正しいと疑わず行動すること。
good and evil
good government
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
good thing; good deed
① 良い事に使うこと。
the good and the beautiful
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
good deeds; charity
① 後始末をよくすること。
evil; sin; vice; mischief
virtue; moral sense; conscience
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
① 十悪を犯さないこと。
① 仏教において、ある人がのちによい結果となったことの原因の行い。
path of virtue; righteousness
good results
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
① 善い行い。
accumulation of good deeds
the highest good
all good works; all good deeds
a small kindness; minor good deed
spirit of goodness
in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen
pious woman; female believer
beautiful calligraphy; calligrapher; good book
good management; good manager
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
successful vaccination; positive reaction
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Examples (4 in total)
The best is often the enemy of the good.
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
In the real world, good doesn't always triumph over evil.