Vocabulary

What does 善し悪し (よしあし, yoshiashi) mean?

善し悪し (よしあし, yoshiashi) means good and bad, pros and cons, quality.

Quick facts
Readingよしあし
Romajiyoshiashi
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よしあし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkyoshiashi

good and bad, pros and cons, quality

Example sentences

  • Discern the rights and wrongs of things.

  • This method has both good and bad points.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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