Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 次善(じぜん) in Japanese

次善
Kana Reading
じぜん
Romaji
jizen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    second best
    Example sentence
    時と場合によっては次善を選ばなくてはならぬ。 You must choose the second-best policy according to the circumstances.

Examples of 次善, じぜん in a sentence

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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次 JLPT 3

6 strokes

next, order, sequence

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ, つぎ

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