善 — seon

Korean example words with 善

• 선연善緣 Korean gloss: 좋은 인연
• 소선小善 Korean gloss: 작은 선행
• 선인善人 Korean gloss: 선량한 사람
• 진선眞善 Korean gloss: 참됨과 착함
• 차선次善 Korean gloss: 최선의 다음
• 선행善行 Korean gloss: 착하고 어진 행실
• 선처善處 Korean gloss: 형편에 따라 잘 처리함
• 선도善導 Korean gloss: 올바르고 좋은 길로 이끎
• 선심善心 Korean gloss: 남에게 베푸는 후한 마음
• 선전善戰 Korean gloss: 있는 힘을 다하여 잘 싸움
• 선덕善德 Korean gloss: 착한 마음씨나 바르고 착한 행동
• 최선最善 Korean gloss: 가장 좋고 훌륭함. 또는 그런 일

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 善

• 改善かいぜん betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
• 善ぜん good; goodness; right
• 親善しんぜん friendship; goodwill; friendly relations
• 善意ぜんい virtuous mind; good intentions; good will
• 最善さいぜん the very best; utmost
• 善隣ぜんりん good neighbour; good neighbor
• 慈善じぜん charity; benevolence; philanthropy
• 善戦ぜんせん fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
• 独善どくぜん self-righteousness; self-justified
• 善良ぜんりょう good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous
• 偽善ぎぜん hypocrisy
• 善処ぜんしょ dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully

Characters sharing the phonetic 善

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “선” in Korean.

Other hanja read “선”

Other hanja with radical 口