善し悪し
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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善 | 悪 |
よ Grade: 6 |
あ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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善し惡し (kyūjitai) 良し悪し 良しあし 善しあし よし悪し |
Kanji in this term | |
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善 | 悪 |
よ Grade: 6 |
わる Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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善し惡し (kyūjitai) 良し悪し よし悪し |
Etymology edit
From 善し (“classical Japanese of now 良い (yoi)”) + 悪し (“classical Japanese of now 悪い (warui)”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) よしあし [yóꜜshìàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) よしあし [yòshíꜜàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ɕia̠ɕi]
Noun edit
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 edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN