ぜん
Meanings
Noun
1. good; goodness; right; virtue
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
hypocrisy
goodness; excellence; virtue
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
good and evil
all good works; all good deeds
good deeds; charity
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
the good and the beautiful
pious man
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
evil; sin; vice; mischief
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
the very best; utmost
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
good person; virtuous person
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
second best
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
intrinsic goodness
intrinsic goodness
innate goodness of man
good and evil
good government
self-righteousness; self-justified
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
good thing; good deed
good use
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
virtue; moral sense; conscience
giving careful thought to the future; finishing up carefully
the ten good acts; the emperor
good deeds
virtues
good results
path of virtue; righteousness
good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed
accumulation of good deeds
the highest good
spirit of goodness
a small kindness; minor good deed
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
benevolent deities who protect the dharma
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
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.