Word Meaning 善かれ悪しかれ

よかれあしかれ yokareashikare

善かれ悪しかれ is read as よかれあしかれ (yokareashikare) and means good or bad.

Meaning

English

good or bad
right or wrong
for better or for worse
rightly or wrongly

Reading

Kana

よかれあしかれ

Romaji

yokareashikare

Writing Variants

良かれ悪しかれ よかれあしかれ yokareashikare

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 78309 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

善悪

ぜんあく

right and wrong

善悪不二

ぜんあくふに

good and evil are but two faces of the same coin

善悪二元論

ぜんあくにげんろん

good and evil dualism

善悪の区別

ぜんあくのくべつ

distinction between right and wrong

善と悪

ぜんとあく

good and evil

善い悪い

よいわるい

good or bad

勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

rewarding good and punishing evil

日本国現報善悪霊異記

にほんこくげんほうぜんあくりょういき

Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)

日本現報善悪霊異記

にほんげんほうぜんあくりょういき

Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)

悪に強いは善にも強い

あくにつよいはぜんにもつよい

great sinners make great saints (after repenting)

是非善悪

ぜひぜんあく

rights and wrongs

正邪善悪

せいじゃぜんあく

right and wrong