善人

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 善人 is read as ぜんにん and is a noun for a person regarded as morally good or virtuous.
• Basic usage: A good person not always being rewarded appears in 善人が必ず報われるとは限らない, while a kind person unable to ignore someone in trouble appears in 放っておけない善人.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An assessment of character
  • It evaluates a person as good overall rather than merely stating that the person performed one kind act.
• Difference from 親切な人
  • Unlike the phrase directly describing considerate or helpful behavior, this word is a broader moral assessment of a good person.