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よい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
also いい (all senses)
2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
4. OK; all right; fine; no problem
as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise
Alt. forms
よい
56%
良よい
42%
好よい
宜よい
善よい
佳よい
吉よい
Pitch accent
よ
い
Top 200
Used in: 6482
Used in vocabulary (320 in total)
good feeling; feeling good
comfortable; pleasant
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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Examples (200 in total)
I'm glad to hear that.
The results are good.
However, this is not good.
That's a good idea!
You sure have a nice singing voice!
Have a nice vacation.
I am happy about your good luck.
You may speak to him.
That's not good for your health.
This isn't very good.
That's a good response.
We are good friends.
I'm glad I wasn't here.
He works very hard.
Their car is not good.
Father is a good person.
I'm so glad you succeeded.
Good results are expected.
Can I touch your boobs?
I don't know if it is good.
That's a good buy.
How are you? Did you have a good trip?
No, I'm not well.
My English is not good.
I'm very pleased that your dream came true.
Rabbits' have a good sense of hearing.
How much should I pay?
Good night. Sweet dreams.
Have a good weekend.
Mary has a nice figure.
It is good for the health to get up early.
I think he is a good man.
I hope that you will get well soon.
She will get well soon.
It is a pleasant day today.
This house is very good.
He's really a good guy.
She is not a good person.
As expected, I think this is not good!
A good idea occurred to him.
Which is better, this or that?
He must be a good boy.
He should have done it that way.
That sounds like a fairly good proposal.
That movie was really good.
Effort produces fine results.
It's a good place to raise children.
She'll make a good wife.
I slept well last night.
The cheapest is the best.
You can use my bicycle.
I had a good dream last night.
The piano has a good tone.
He has a bad reputation with his students.
These are as good as those.
Is it good news?
That store gives good service.
I didn't get along with her.
This wine is really good.
Today, the weather is very nice.
Good leather will wear for years.
I drink milk because it's good for your bones.
I'm sorry for my bad behavior.
Kim's smile was very sweet.
This wine has a good bouquet.
Have you thought of any good plans?
Our football team has a good defense.
Listen to me carefully.
You'd make a good teacher.
I'm not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
I don't really understand what you want to say.
I hope your mother gets well soon.
My life has changed for the better.
Not all books are good books.
Take this medicine, and you'll feel better.
A good daughter will make a good wife.
The father and his son were very alike.
You must associate with people of good character.
Your opinion sounds like a good idea.
I want to make an impact in someone's life.
This is a good opportunity to get to know one another.
He will make a good husband for my sister.
"Will he recover soon?" "I hope so."
Looking back, I have many good memories.
He is old enough to drink.
He gave his children a good education.
The sisters are quite alike.
What good books these are.
I hope you had a good birthday.
I can't see the stage well from this seat.
Whoever wants to come to my party may come.
He's active performing good deeds.
He was lucky enough to find a good job.
I wish I had listened to your advice.
Nothing is better than health.
What are some good ways to catch mice?
This looks like a good place to pitch the tent.
What's the best remedy for colds?
He has a good sense of humor.
He moved to a good company that offered a good salary.
I have good news in store for you.
This was quite a well thought-out plan.
Daniel got a good job.
The student center is a good place to strike up conversations.
One can classify books into good ones and bad ones.
Free advice isn't always good advice.
Smoking is bad for your health, so you should quit.
How should I get there from the airport?
John was praised for his good homework.
Typhoons are frequent in this region.
I have a good English dictionary.
There ought to be a better bus service.
I wish I had bought a concert ticket.
Is this the right way to the museum?
That house is much better than this.
That house is really better than this house.
He told me where to go.
This is a good book, but that one is better.
He bought us nice books.
He was as good a man as I had thought.
Father found me a good seat.
A quiet place to sit and rest would be nice.
My dog eats better meat than me.
Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.
Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.
Her wish is to become a good teacher.
What can we do for peace?
I wish I had not bought such a useless thing.
Those shoes go well with this white skirt.
The food is very good in the dormitory where he lives.
If you studied hard, you would get good marks.
This watch is far better than that one.
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
Good doctors listen to their patients.
It's important to nourish your children with good food.
He is such a nice person that everybody likes him.
You can stay here until the snow stops.
How can you tell good English from bad English?
The offer is too good to turn down.
The food at that restaurant wasn't all that good.
You have only to push the button.
Why did you change your hairstyle? It was better before.
This serves to show how honest she is.
A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.
Frankly speaking, I think he's a good boss.
There is little hope of her getting well soon.
They're on good terms with their neighbors.
This is a good report, except for this mistake.
Bob is such a nice person that everybody likes him.
If the weather had been nice yesterday, we would have gone to the zoo.
You can get a nice view from here when the weather is good.
Of the three boys, Bill behaves most politely.
I wish I had been kind to her then.
I'm not saying that that's good or bad. It's simply a fact.
He always tries to see the good in others.
I went there early so I could get a good seat.
Not knowing what to do, I asked him for help.
I didn't know for certain which train to take.
I sold the best jewel that I had.
You have freedom to travel wherever you like.
Your team is very good, but theirs is the best.
I could not decide which way to choose.
Do you know a good way to learn new words?
What did you particularly like about this class?
Sally gave me a good piece of information.
If I had had enough time, I could have seen more of London.
You may give the book to whoever wants it.
There's a pencil on my desk that you can use.
That old house is thought to be haunted.
That was such a good book that I read it three times.
In addition to being a good teacher, she was a great scholar.
At any rate, it will be a good experience for you.
The son of a great actor became a good actor in his own right.
His failure taught me a good lesson.
Whatever you said to him made him feel better.
I left home early to get a good seat.
We're good friends now, but we didn't like each other at first.
A good son is always anxious to please his parents.
I like Japanese rice pillows; they are good for my neck.
The best way to understand a sentence is to translate it.
The best way is to do one thing at a time.
In Japan it is not customary to tip for good service.
I can't understand why John turned down a job as good as that.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
My friend bought the second-best bicycle in the shop.
He came first. Therefore he got a good seat.
One sunny day in April, I went out for a walk.
All you have to do is study hard to get into a good college.
The best way to know a foreign country is to go there yourself.
As it's not a very safe area, I want to get home before it's late.
When she got lost, she wished she had followed his advice.
He gave me some good advice about entering that college.
Have a nice day.
Mr Hirayama is a very good teacher.
I received your Model 345 in good condition.
It's not good to sleep with him on the first date.
Ken was at a loss what to say next.
That bar is one of his favorite haunts.
What is the best way of getting food into the mouth?
She made arrangements to get him into a good hospital.