良い
よい
Also written 宜い, 善い, 佳い, 好い, えい, 吉い
Meanings
- い-adjective good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses)) See also: 怡々 (いい).
- sufficient; enough; ready; prepared See also: 怡々 (いい).
- profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial See also: 怡々 (いい).
- OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise) See also: 怡々 (いい).
- Suffix, い-adjective easy to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Kanji
- 良 good. Read as よい.
Example sentences
- 何と言ったら良いか分かりません。
I'm at a loss for words. - 何と言ったらいいか・・・。
I just don't know what to say. - 眠った方がいいよ。
You should sleep. - ダサい奴には、なりたくない。かっこよくなりたい！
I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!! - 自分のかっこ良さをわざと隠すということ？
You are saying you intentionally hide your good looks?
Common phrases
- 良くなる to become better
- 良くする to make good
- 良くも悪くも (よくもわるくも) for better or worse
- 健康に良い (けんこうによい) good for the health
Words containing 良い
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