こうおつ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうおつ – see the following entry.
甲乙
the first and second; grade A and B
the first two of the Heavenly Stems, (kinoe) and (kinoto)
the pros and cons of something, the ups and downs, the strengths and weaknesses
used when talking about any two unspecified things: A and B
(rare) short for 甲乙経 (Kōotsu Kyō), a medical text from the Jin dynasty of ancient China
(This term, こうおつ (kōotsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)