Word Meaning 善悪

ぜんあく zenaku

善悪 is read as ぜんあく (zenaku) and means right and wrong.

Meaning

English

  1. right and wrong
  2. good and evil

Reading

Kana

ぜんあく

Romaji

zenaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6927 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

善と悪

ぜんとあく

good and evil

善し悪し

よしあし

having both merits and demerits

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

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

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)

Example Sentences

10

ぜんあくをはんだんするのはむずかしい

it is difficult to judge good and evil

He has no sense of right and wrong.

He can't tell right from wrong.

She can't tell right from wrong.

Do you know good from evil?

To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.

It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

He can't tell right from wrong.

A baby does not know good or evil.

He can't distinguish vice from virtue.