良し
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 良 |
| よ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 善し 好し 吉し 佳し 宜し |
Etymology 1
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The 終止形 (shūshikei, “terminal form”) of Classical Japanese adjective 良し (yoshi), modern form 良い (yoi).
Pronunciation
Interjection
良し • (yoshi)
- all right, OK
- An interjection used when comforting someone; alright
- おう、よし。
- Ō, yoshi.
- Hey, it's alright.
- おう、よし。
Usage notes
This term is usually spelled in hiragana.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jo̞ɕi]
Adjective
良し • (yoshi) †-ku
- Classical Japanese form of 良い (yoi)
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "良し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 良く[1] 良から[2] |
よく よから |
yoku yokara | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 良く[1] 良かり[2] |
よく よかり |
yoku yokari | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 良し | よし | yosi | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 良き 良かる |
よき よかる |
yoki yokaru | |
| Realis (已然形) | 良けれ | よけれ | yokere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 良かれ | よかれ | yokare | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Negative | 良からず | よからず | yokarazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | 良けれど | よけれど | yokeredo | |
| Causal conjunction | 良ければ | よければ | yokereba | |
| Conditional conjunction | 良くば | よくば | yokuba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 良かりき | よかりき | yokariki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 良かりけり | よかりけり | yokarikeri | |
| Adverbial | 良く | よく | yoku | |
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
Antonyms
- 悪し (ashi)