善人

Chinese

good man; person; people
trad. (善人)
simp. #(善人)

Pronunciation


Noun

善人

  1. philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (善人):
  • Japanese: 善人(ぜんにん) (zennin)
  • Korean: 선인(善人) (seonin)
  • Vietnamese: thiện nhân (善人)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 6
にん
Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぜん)(にん) • (zennin

  1. good person; virtuous person
  2. good-natured person

Antonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN