甲乙
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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甲 | 乙 |
こう Grade: S | おつ Grade: S |
kan’on | goon |
/kapʉ otʉ/ → /kaɸuot͡su/ → /kauot͡su/ → /kɔːot͡su/ → /koːot͡su/
Compound of 甲 (kō, “first”) + 乙 (otsu, “second”), with the orderings based on the ancient Chinese Heavenly Stems.[1][2]
First cited with this reading to a portion of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) that was completed in 757 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーおつ [kóꜜòòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːo̞t͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
甲乙 • (kōotsu) ←かふおつ (kafuotu)?
- [from 1387] the first and second; grade A and B
- [from 1012] the first two of the Heavenly Stems, 甲 (kinoe) and 乙 (kinoto)
- [from 1167] the pros and cons of something, the ups and downs, the strengths and weaknesses
- [from 833] used when talking about any two unspecified things: A and B
Proper noun
甲乙 • (Kōotsu) ←かふおつ (kafuotu)?
- [from 757] (rare) short for 甲乙経 (Kōotsu Kyō), a medical text from the Jin dynasty of ancient China
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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甲 | 乙 |
かん Grade: S | おつ Grade: S |
kan’yōon | goon |
Shift in reading of kōotsu, using the 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “customary reading”) of kan for the 甲 character.
First cited with this reading in a text from roughly 1423.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かんおつ [kàń'ótsú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- (Tokyo) かんおつ [káꜜǹ'òtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
甲乙 • (kan'otsu)
- [from circa 1423] (traditional Japanese music) the high notes and low notes, the highs and lows of a piece of music
- Synonym: かりめり (karimeri)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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甲 | 乙 |
かり Grade: S | めり Grade: S |
irregular |
For pronunciation and definitions of 甲乙 – see かりめり. (This term, 甲乙, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.) |
(The following entry is uncreated: かりめり.)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN