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良い [ichi1,news1,nf08] ； 好い； 善い； 佳い [rK] ； 吉い [rK] ； 宜い [rK]
【 よい [ichi1,news1,nf08] ； えい [ok] 】
1. [adj-i]
《also いい (all senses)》
▶ good
▶ excellent
▶ fine
▶ nice
▶ pleasant
▶ agreeable
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2820690 いい 1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  ⇐ see: 1634130 良さ【よさ】 1. merit; virtue; good quality
  ⇐ see: 1001140 ええ 5. good
  ⇐ see: 2210840 良さそう【よさそう】 1. looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
  ⇐ see: 2029460 良くなる【よくなる】 1. to become better; to improve
  ⇐ see: 1394280 良し【よし】 1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  ⇐ see: 1605870 良く【よく】 1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
2. [adj-i]
▶ sufficient
▶ enough
▶ ready
▶ prepared
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2820690 いい 2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
3. [adj-i]
▶ profitable (deal, business offer, etc.)
▶ beneficial
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2820690 いい 3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
4. [adj-i]
《as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise》
▶ OK
▶ all right
▶ fine
▶ no problem
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2820690 いい 4. OK; all right; fine; no problem
5. [suf,adj-i]
《after the -masu stem of a verb》
▶ easy to ...

Conjugations


History:
20. A 2022-05-15 11:38:25  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I think [rK] is better for Meiji period things (so it's aligned with how we use [arch])
  Diff: 
@@ -26 +26 @@
-<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
19. A 2022-05-15 04:18:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I'm comfortable with it being "oK" instead.
  Diff: 
@@ -26 +26 @@
-<ke_inf>&iK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
18. A* 2022-05-14 12:19:02  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
良い	107910497	99.4%
善い	151937	0.1%
好い	417612	0.4%
佳い	21884	0.0%
吉い	4341	0.0%
宜い	1645	0.0%

良くない	2745800	99.6%
善くない	5404	0.2%
好くない	4765	0.2%
佳くない	286	0.0%
吉くない	0	0.0%
宜くない	49	0.0%


not sure 宜い is really iK rather than old and obscure? Several Meiji-period examples on kotobank e.g. 福沢先生浮世談（1898）〈福沢諭吉〉「茶の湯をさせるが宜い、花を活けさせるが宜い
  Diff: 
@@ -10,0 +11,3 @@
+<keb>好い</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
@@ -14,3 +16,0 @@
-<keb>好い</keb>
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -20,0 +22 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
17. A 2022-05-14 00:52:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
16. A* 2022-05-13 14:34:40  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daij, meikyo
  Diff: 
@@ -68,0 +69,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&suf;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<s_inf>after the -masu stem of a verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>easy to ...</gloss>
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