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宜しい
yoroshii
good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
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  1. yoroshii good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
How it's used

Polite, formal equivalent of いい, used in business, service, and respectful requests or permissions.

こちらで宜しいでしょうか。
Kochira de yoroshii deshō ka.
Would this be all right?

宜しければご連絡ください。
Yoroshikereba go-renraku kudasai.
If it's alright, please contact me.

⚖️ More formal than いい; いい is casual everyday speech, 宜しい is polite/formal.

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Kanji Breakdown
宜
Best Regards, Good
On: ぎ Kun: よろ.しい,よろ.しく
8 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
宜しい → 宜しくない → 宜しかった → 宜しくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても宜しいですね。
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