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(しゅうしけい) (shūshikei, “terminal form”) of Classical Japanese adjective 良(よ)し (yoshi), modern form 良(よ)い (yoi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ɕi]

Interjection

良(よ)し • (yoshi) 

  1. all right, OK
    よし、行(い)くぞ。
    Yoshi, iku zo.
    All right, let's go.
  2. An interjection used when comforting someone; alright
    おう、よし。
    Ō, yoshi.
    Hey, it's alright.
Usage notes

This term is usually spelled in hiragana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ɕi]

Adjective

良(よ)し • (yoshi) †-ku

  1. 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
Derived terms
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