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善悪の区別

Kana Reading

ぜんあくのくべつ

Romaji

zen'akunokubetsu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

discrimination between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad

Example sentence

彼女は善悪の区別をつけることができない。 She cannot distinguish right from wrong.

Examples of 善悪の区別, ぜんあくのくべつ in a sentence

彼女は善悪の区別をつけることができない。

She cannot distinguish right from wrong.
彼女の年頃の子供に善悪の区別がつくでしょうか。

Can a child of her age distinguish good from bad?
彼女ぐらいの年齢の子供に善悪の区別がつくであろうか。

Can a child of her age distinguish good from bad?
彼は善悪の区別が付かない。

He can't tell right from wrong.
彼は善悪の区別がない。

He cannot tell right from wrong.
彼は善悪の区別がつけられないのだ。

He can't distinguish vice from virtue.

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Kanji in this word

善 JLPT 2

12 strokes

virtuous, good, goodness

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: よ.い, い.い, よ.く, よし.とする

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悪 JLPT 4

11 strokes

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On'Yomi: アク, オ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

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別 JLPT 4

7 strokes

separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially

On'Yomi: ベツ

Kun'Yomi: わか.れる, わ.ける

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区 JLPT 4

4 strokes

ward, district

On'Yomi: ク, オウ, コウ

Kun'Yomi:

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