Hiragana: ほうがいい
Katakana: ホウガイイ

Romaji: hō ga ii
English Meaning: should, had better

Example Sentences:

外はすごく寒いから、ウールの帽子とマフラーを持って行くほうがいいよ。
soto wa sugoku samui kara, ūru no bōshi to mafurā o motte iku hō ga ii yo.
Outside it's very cold, better take your woolly hat and scarf with you.
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ii

good, fine, nice, okay (colloquial; also more common when the word is in an attributive form)

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