Meaning of 善悪(ぜんあく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 善悪

Kana Reading ぜんあく

Romaji zen'aku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

good and evil

Example Sentences

善悪, ぜんあく used in context

小中学生(しょうちゅうがくせい)なんて、まだまだ善悪(ぜんあく)の見分け(みわけ)(みわけ)も、現実(げんじつ)と仮想(かそう)の見分け(みわけ)(みわけ)もつかない(つく)。

Elementary and primary school children don't yet know good from evil or reality from fiction.
彼(あれ)は善悪(ぜんあく)を区分(くぶん)出来ない(できる)ほど馬鹿(ばか)ではない(だ)。

He is not so stupid as to be unable to tell right from wrong.
彼(あれ)は善悪(ぜんあく)の問題(もんだい)について沈思黙考(ちんしもっこう)した(する)。

He meditated on the problem of good and evil.
善悪(ぜんあく)を見極める(みきわめる)ことは難しい(むずかしい)。

To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.
善悪(ぜんあく)の見分け(みわけ)をつけるのはやさしいことではない(だ)。

It is not easy to distinguish good from evil.
赤ん坊(あかんぼう)は善悪(ぜんあく)について何も(なにも)知らない(しる)。

A baby does not know good or evil.

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善 JLPT 2

virtuous, good, goodness

On: ゼン

Kun: よ.い, い.い, よ.く, よし.とする

12 strokes

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悪 JLPT 4

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On: アク, オ

Kun: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

11 strokes

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