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선善

[ seon ]
「명사」 Noun
• good; goodness

The quality or state of being nice and good, or such a thing.

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Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 善 (선)
    –good, virtuous, kind

Derived words

  • 선의
    –kind heart; virtuous attitude; good intention; good will
  • 선인
    –good man; virtuous person
  • 선하다
    –nice; good-natured
  • 선행
    –virtue; beneficence

Other meanings of the word 선

  • 1
    blind date with a potential spouse; launch; unveiling; display (Noun)
  • 2
    the first; moving first; first move (Noun)
  • 4
    line; cable; cord; contour; connection; relationship; ray (Noun)
  • 5
    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of times a person has been elected to office or indicating the sequence of a person's terms in office (Bound Noun)

Neighboring words in the dictionary

석석가석가모니석가탑석류석방석화섞이다선선각자선거선결선고선물선민선박선반
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