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乙 (おつ): 2nd in rank — Japanese vocabulary

乙 is read おつ and means "2nd in rank". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

乙

Reading
おつ · otsu
Translation
2nd in rank
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おつが

Example

甲の損は乙の得。

こうのそんはおつのとく。

One man's gain is another man's loss.

Kanji in this word

  • 乙 — The Latter, Duplicate, Strange

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