善悪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 善悪 is read as ぜんあく and is a noun pairing the moral concepts of good and evil or right and wrong.
• Basic usage: Teaching right and wrong appears in 善悪を教える, while moral conflict appears in 善悪の間で迷う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Two opposing moral concepts
  • It joins 善 and 悪 to express the moral rightness or wrongness of an action or choice.
• Difference from 良し悪し
  • 良し悪し broadly covers whether quality or results are good or bad; 善悪 centers on moral good and evil.