こうおつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうおつ – see the following entry.

【甲乙】

[noun] [from 1387] the first and second; grade A and B

[noun] [from 1012] the first two of the Heavenly Stems, 甲 (kinoe) and 乙 (kinoto)

[noun] [from 1167] the pros and cons of something, the ups and downs, the strengths and weaknesses

[noun] [from 833] used when talking about any two unspecified things: A and B

[proper noun] [from 757] (rare) short for 甲乙経 (Kōotsu Kyō), a medical text from the Jin dynasty of ancient China

(This term, こうおつ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)