良い — good
良い is the #75 most common word in Japanese, a adjective. It means “good” and is pronounced [jo̞i].
#75frequency rank
0.08%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 良い
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良い | dictionary form | good |
| 良く | adverbial | good |
| 良かろ | present | good |
| よかろ | present | good |
| 良かれ | command | good |
| よかれ | command | good |
| 良くない | negative | good |
| よくない | negative | good |
| 良かった | past | good |
| よかった | past | good |
| 良くなかった | past · negative | good |
| よくなかった | past · negative | good |
| 良いです | polite | good |
| よいです | polite | good |
| 良くないです | negative · polite | good |
| よくないです | negative · polite | good |
| 良かったです | past · polite | good |
| よかったです | past · polite | good |
| 良くなかったです | past · negative · polite | good |
| よくなかったです | past · negative · polite | good |
| 良ければ | conditional | good |
| よければ | conditional | good |
| 良かったら | conditional | good |
| よかったら | conditional | good |
| よく | adverbial | good |
| 良さ | noun from adj | good |
| よさ | noun from adj | good |
| 良く | irrealis | good |
| 良から | irrealis | good |
| よく | irrealis | good |
| よから | irrealis | good |
| 良けれ | realis | good |
| よけれ | realis | good |
| 良からず | negative | good |
| よからず | negative | good |
| 良けれど | contrastive | good |
| よけれど | contrastive | good |
| 良くば | conditional | good |
| よくば | conditional | good |
| 良かりき | past | good |
| よかりき | past | good |
| 良かりけり | past | good |
| よかりけり | past | good |
| 善い | alternative, kanji | good |
| 好い | alternative, kanji | good |
| 吉い | alternative, kanji | good |
| 佳い | alternative, kanji | good |
| 宜い | alternative, kanji | good |