EntryCommon
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully

    Usually written using kana alonesee 良い

    そのプロジェクトはよく計画されていて興味深いが、当面の利益には大した結果をもたらさないと見られている。
    The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
  2. frequently; often

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 善く【よく】能く【よく】好く【よく】克く【よく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

good, pleasing, skilled

Kun
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
On
リョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
501 of 2500
Radical
stopping
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

ながまことよしりょろう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-4, 3-5-2SKIP code
0a7.3The Kanji Dictionary
3073.2Four corner code
865deroo
826fUnicode hex code
1-46-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3885Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4954New Nelson (John Haig)
3558New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4373Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2980Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1468Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1578Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
520A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
767Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
586Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30597Morohashi
598A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
321Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530sakade
861Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
628henshall3
492Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
479crowley
602Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1642Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1480Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level