善し悪し

善し悪し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

Kanji in this term
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

Etymology

From 善し (“classical Japanese of now 良(よ)い (yoi)”) +‎ 悪し (“classical Japanese of now 悪(わる)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(よ)し悪(あ)し or 善(よ)し悪(わる)し • (yoshiashi or yoshiwarushi) 

1. right or wrong; good or bad; quality; suitability
2. having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN