JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 良: "good, pleasing, skilled"
The kanji 良 means "good, pleasing, skilled". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read リョウ in on'yomi and よ.い, -よ.い, い.い, -い.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | good, pleasing, skilled |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 501 of 2,501 |
Common words with 良
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 良いgood; excellent; fine; nice · sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
- 良くnicely; properly; well; skillfully · frequently; often
- 良しgood; excellent; fine; nice
- どうでも良いsans importance, égal, ça m'est égal · peu importe, on s'en fiche
- 仲良くon good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony
- どうしたら良いque faut-il faire ? comment s'y prendre ?
- 良くあるêtre fréquent, courant, arriver souvent
- 良くなるs'améliorer, aller mieux
- ちょうど良いparfait, juste ce qu'il faut (taille, moment, longueur)
- 良くするto make good; to improve · to do often
- 良く良くcarefully; closely · very; extremely; exceedingly
- 不良bad; poor; inferior; defective · delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
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