How to say 'Fine' in Japanese | 宜しい

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The Japanese word for Fine is 'Yoroshii', written as 宜しい in Japanese.'Fine' in hiragana is よろしい.

word

宜しい

Meaning

Fine

Reading

よろしい

yoroshii

Kanji

宜Right, Best regards

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '宜しい (よろしい)' means 'fine' or 'acceptable'. It is a polite and formal way to express that something is suitable, appropriate, or agreeable. This word is often used in formal situations, such as business settings or when speaking to someone of higher status. For example: Is this time fine?「この時間で宜しいですか？」(このじかんでよろしいですか？). It is also commonly used to give permission or approval, as in: It's fine to leave now「今出発して宜しいです」(いましゅっぱつしてよろしいです). Note that '宜しい' is more formal than 'いい (ii)', which also means 'good' or 'fine'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2375

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 宜しい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

宜

Meaning

Right, Best regards

Hiragana in the Word 宜しい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 宜しい Through the Kanji 宜

This Word contains the Kanji 宜 as well.

word

宜しく

Meaning

Properly

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What does 'Yoroshii' (宜しい) mean?

'Yoroshii' means 'Fine' .

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