Meaning of 善 in Japanese
Definition of 善
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(n) good; goodness; right; virtue
競争それ自体は善でも悪でもない。
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
Words related to 善
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(n) rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play
このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
- (n) morality play
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(n) hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
我々の睡眠中は偽善者ではない。
We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
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(n) the very best
それが私たちが今できる最善の方法だ。
That's the best way we can do now.
- (n) charitable person; philanthropist
- (n) philanthropic society
- (n) charity bazaar; charity bazar
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(n) philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
気前の良いその歯科医はおよそ20億円を慈善事業に寄付した。
The generous dentist contributed some two billion yen to charity.

Sentences containing 善
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
We will try to correct it in order to straighten out our finances.
