善し悪し
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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善 | 悪 |
よ Grade: 6 | あ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings | 良し悪し 良しあし 善しあし よし悪し |
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Kanji in this term | |
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善 | 悪 |
よ Grade: 6 | わる Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings | 良し悪し 良しあし 善しあし よし悪し |
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Etymology
From 善し (“classical Japanese of now 良い (yoi)”) + 悪し (“classical Japanese of now 悪い (warui)”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) よしあし [yóꜜshìàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) よしあし [yòshíꜜàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ɕia̠ɕi]
- (Tokyo) よしわるし [yòshíwáꜜrùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ɕiɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɕi]
Noun
善し悪し or 善し悪し • (yoshiashi or yoshiwarushi)
- right or wrong; good or bad; quality; suitability
- having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN