良
良 — Good
good, pleasing, skilled
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiよい (yoi)
Kun’yomi-よい (yoi)
Kun’yomiいい (ii)
Kun’yomi-いい (ii)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 良
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不良 | ふりょう furyou | bad; poor; inferior |
| 良 | りょう ryou | good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B |
| 改良 | かいりょう kairyou | improvement; reform |
| 良かったら | よかったら yokattara | if you like |
| 良い | よい yoi | good; excellent; fine |
| 良さ | よさ yosa | merit; virtue; good quality |
Study notes
良 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #501 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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