Word details
良い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 良い.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Also いい (all senses)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Examples
私にはよい友達が数人いる。
I have several good friends.
2
sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
3
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
4
As て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise
OK; all right; fine; no problem
5
Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb
easy to ...
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
良
good, pleasing, skilled
7 strokesFrequency 501JLPT N2Grade 4
On
リョウ
Kun
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
Nanori
じながまことよしらりょろう
好
fond, pleasing, like something
6 strokesFrequency 423JLPT N3Grade 4
On
コウ
Kun
この.むす.くよ.いい.い
Nanori
こたかとしよし
善
virtuous, good, goodness
12 strokesFrequency 765JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ゼン
Kun
よ.いい.いよ.くよし.とする
Nanori
たるよし
佳
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
8 strokesFrequency 1,643JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カ
Nanori
けいよし
吉
good luck, joy, congratulations
6 strokesFrequency 711JLPT N1Grade 8
On
キチキツ
Kun
よし
Nanori
えききっきるこしとよ
宜
best regards, good
8 strokesFrequency 1,766JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ギ
Kun
よろ.しいよろ.しく
Nanori
きたかのぶのりよし
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