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Kanji for Goodness
The kanji for “goodness” is 良, read ryou and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
goodness
Simply good: kind, sound and well made.
7 strokes On reading リョウ (ryou) Kun reading よい、いい (yoi, ii) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings used for names on Nazuke: yoshi, ra, ryou, rou
In Japan it appears in about 1,500 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 良: Sara 冴良 · Kayla 慶良 · Laura 路良 · Sarah 冴良 · Tyler 楽生良 · Angela 安慈恵良 · Sierra 詩恵良 · Taylor 知生良 · Bradley 歩良道里 · Nicholas 新湖良寿 · Alexandra 安礼久燦努良 · Cassandra 佳燦道良 and 430 more
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