Japanese symbol for “favorable”
順調
じゅんちょう
Romaji: junchou
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK
In Japanese, favorable is 順調, read じゅんちょう (junchou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “favorable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | favourable; favorable; promising |
| 良好 | りょうこう ryoukou | good; fine; excellent |
| 好都合 | こうつごう koutsugou | convenient; favorable; favourable |
| 美味しい | おいしい oishii | attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient |
| 芳しい | かんばしい kanbashii | good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 順位 | じゅんい jun'i | order; rank; position (e.g. in a race) |
| 手順 | てじゅん tejun | process; procedure; sequence |
| 順番 | じゅんばん junban | order; turn |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ junjo | order; sequence |
| 順次 | じゅんじ junji | in order; sequential; seriatim |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation; inspection; examination |
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | adjustment; regulation; coordination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “favorable”.
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