善し悪し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
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

Grade: 6
わる
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
善し惡し (kyūjitai)
良し悪し
よし悪し

Etymology

From 善し (classical Japanese of now () (yoi)) +‎ 悪し (classical Japanese of now (わる) (warui)).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() or ()(わる) (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. 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN