Word details

良かれ悪しかれ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 良かれ悪しかれ.

Dictionary

Entry

良かれ悪しかれ善かれ悪しかれかれあしかれAdverbFreq #97956
1

for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill

Examples
よかれあしかれ、この問題は彼に委せるほかはない。
For better or worse, there is nothing for it but to leave the matter in his hands.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

good, pleasing, skilled

7 strokesFrequency 501JLPT N2Grade 4

On

リョウ

Kun

よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い

Nanori

ながまことよしりょろう

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

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

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