善 - zen | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

競争きょうそうそれ自体じたいは善ぜんでも悪わるでもない。

kyōsōsorejitaiwa zendemo akudemo nai.

Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.

Characters

Written Form

善 kanji, 12 strokes virtuous

Reading

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

善ぜんじゃない

zenjanai

The negative form

1. Not good; Not kind

★ Common

Noun

#229923

善ぜんだった

zendatta

The past form

1. Was good; Was kind

★ Common

Noun

#128826

善ぜんで

zende

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With goodness; Being good

★ Common

Noun

#27115

善ぜんの

zenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Good's; Of goodness

★ Common

Noun

#14192

善ぜんじゃありません

zenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not good.; It is not well.

★ Common

Noun

#581395

善ぜんじゃないです

zenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not good.; It's not good.

★ Common

Noun

#340256

善ぜんでした

zendeshita

The polite past form

1. Was good.; Was kind.

★ Common

Noun

#398536

善ぜんです

zendesu

The polite form

1. Good.; Kind.

★ Common

Noun

#80315

善ぜんではありません

zendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not good.; It is undesirable.

★ Common

Noun

#166293

Common 6 items

善ぜんじゃなかった

zenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't good.; Wasn't kind.

★ Common

Noun

#799732

善ぜんだろう

zendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably good.; It will likely be alright.

★ Common

Noun

#171165

善ぜんじゃありませんでした

zenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not good.; Was not well.

★ Common

Noun

#1174783

善ぜんじゃなかったです

zenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't good.; Wasn't kind.

★ Common

Noun

#1174783

善ぜんでしょう

zendeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably good.; Likely good.

★ Common

Noun

#252243

善ぜんではありませんでした

zendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not good.; Was not well.

★ Common

Noun

#833947

Advanced 3 items

善ぜんだったら

zendattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when good; If/when kind

★ Common

Noun

#511155

善ぜんであれば

zendeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when good; If/when kind

★ Common

Noun

#472741

善ぜんなら

zennara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If good; When good

★ Common

Noun

#264109

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