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良い, 善い, 好い, 佳い, 吉い, 宜い

よい, いい

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • good
  • excellent
  • fine
  • nice
  • pleasant
  • agreeable
  • sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer)
  • ready
  • prepared
  • profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.)
  • beneficial
  • OK

Conjugations

Present 良い
Negative 良くない
Past 良かった
Past Negative 良くなかった
Te Form 良くて

Related Kanji

良 good, pleasing, skilled
善 virtuous, good, goodness
好 fond, pleasing, like something
佳 excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
吉 good luck, joy, congratulations
宜 best regards, good

Example Sentences

５時までにもどるなら行ってもいいよ。
You may go on condition that you return by five.
ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
又来年会えるといいですね。
Hope to see you again next year.
「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」
I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling. "You don't need to bother with that."
彼の誕生日のために彼に何を買ったら良いのかわからない。
I am at a loss what to buy him for his birthday.