Question

善 よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする virtuous, good, goodness 2 765 12 30 くち・くちへん 会意 Compound Ideographic Imagine a priest´s teaching: "To achieve virtue one must first submit himself as a sheep to God´s flock, rejecting the horns of Satan and resisting the mouth of Hell. 1035

Accepted Answer

ゼン たる, よし 改善(かいぜん): (1) betterment; improvement (2) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)善(ぜん): good; goodness; right; virtue親善(しんぜん): friendship最善(さいぜん): the very best善し悪し(よしあし): right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability善良(ぜんりょう): goodness; excellence; virtue 6 羊: sheep口: mouth 口 3 (none) virtuous To be virtuous, a good rule to follow is to put your sheepishness (discretion) over your horns (anger) before using your mouth. In other words, "discretion is the better part of virtue".

Kanji	善
Onyomi	ゼン
Kunyomi	よ.い、い.い、よ.く、よし.とする
Nanori	たる, よし
English	virtuous, good, goodness
Examples	改善(かいぜん): (1) betterment; improvement (2) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement) 善(ぜん): good; goodness; right; virtue 親善(しんぜん): friendship 最善(さいぜん): the very best 善し悪し(よしあし): right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability 善良(ぜんりょう): goodness; excellence; virtue
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	765
Components	羊: sheep 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	口
Radical Number	30
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くち・くちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	virtuous
Koohii Story 1	Imagine a priest´s teaching: "To achieve virtue one must first submit himself as a sheep to God´s flock, rejecting the horns of Satan and resisting the mouth of Hell.
Koohii Story 2	To be virtuous, a good rule to follow is to put your sheepishness (discretion) over your horns (anger) before using your mouth. In other words, "discretion is the better part of virtue".
RTK Index	1035

Virtue Virtuous Goodness Good Sheep Mouth Horns 善