ぜん
善
ざい
哉

interjection

  1. well done!, bravo!.

noun

Food term. Usually written with kana alone.
  1. zenzai, red bean soup made with azuki beans.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
善
ざい
哉
 善哉 ぜんざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン　よ.い　よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
how, what, alas
サイ　かな　や (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to cut, wound, hurt
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)