Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    even better; still better

    on job listings, etc.see なお良い

Also written 尚良し【なおよし】、なお良し【なおよし】、尚良【なおよし】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

esteem, furthermore, still, yet

Kun
なお
On
ショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1531 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Used in names as

たか、たかし、ないし、なり、ひさ、ひさし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-5, 3-5-3SKIP code
3n5.2The Kanji Dictionary
9022.7Four corner code
1049deroo
5c1aUnicode hex code
1-30-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1361Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1395New Nelson (John Haig)
2233New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2774Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1422Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
184Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
196Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
753Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1948Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7493PMorohashi
1392A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1853Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2009Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1165Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1810Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
514Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
187Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level