漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
良: good, pleasing
Also: skilled
Two readings, and the words that use each
リョウryou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 良心りょうしんconscience
- 良質りょうしつgood quality
- 良識りょうしきgood sense
- 良好なりょうこうなfavorable
- 不良ふりょうbad, delinquent
- 最良さいりょうthe best
- 善良なぜんりょうなvirtuous
- 優良なゆうりょうなexcellent
- 改良するかいりょうするimprove
よいyoi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 良いよい/いいgood
- 仲良しなかよしclose friend
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 野良犬のらいぬstray dog
Also read -よい, いい, -いい, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
Possibly depicts corridors and a room, in which case it would be the original form of 廊. Unrelated to 食, 艮 and 即.
Source: Wiktionary, 良 (rev. 92162703), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Boundary (艮) + a central mark. Something that is "good" because it perfectly fits within its intended "boundaries" and fulfills its natural purpose.”
Connections
良 gives its sound to
The family reading is ロウ (rou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · liáng
Same form: 良 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 良 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 良 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin liáng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.