良 Kanji – good

The Japanese kanji 良 can mean good, pleasing, skilled.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: good, pleasing, skilled
Onyomi: リョウ
Kunyomi: よい, -よい, いい, -いい
Romaji: ryou, yoi, ii
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 501

How is 良 read?

良 has the onyomi reading リョウ and the kunyomi readings よい, -よい, いい, -いい.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ryou, yoi, ii.

Common Japanese Words Using 良

These common Japanese words contain 良. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 運良く(うんよく) — luckily
  • 改良(かいりょう) — improvement, reform
  • 最良(さいりょう) — the best, ideal
  • 善良(ぜんりょう) — good (person, nature, etc.), good-natured, virtuous, honest
  • 仲良く(なかよく) — on good terms (with), on friendly terms (with), (getting along) well, in harmony, happily, peacefully
  • 仲良し(なかよし) — close friendship, close friend, good friend, bosom buddy, chum, pal
  • 不良(ふりょう) — bad, poor, inferior, defective
  • 不良品(ふりょうひん) — inferior goods, defective product, defective goods
  • 優良(ゆうりょう) — superior, excellent, fine
  • 良かったら(よかったら) — if you like

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