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善し悪し[よしあし] (yoshiashi)

good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
  • #37651 most frequent

Meaning

善し悪し (よしあし, yoshiashi) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 9

慎重しんちょう過すぎるのも善し悪よしあしだ

It is a mixed blessing to be overcautious.

それも善し悪しだね.

That has its pros and cons.

彼かれは馬うまの善し悪よしあしを見みる目めは確たしかだ。

He is a good judge of horses.

彼女かのじょには事ことの善し悪よしあしがわからない。

She can't tell the good from the bad.

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