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善し悪し (よしあし): good or bad, merits or demerits, quality — Japanese vocabulary

善し悪し is read よしあし and means "good or bad, merits or demerits, quality". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

善し悪し

Reading
よしあし · yoshiashi
Translation
good or bad, merits or demerits, quality
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よしあしがよしあしが

Example

この女の子はまだ小さくてもののよしあしがわからない。

このおんなのこはまだちいさくてもののよしあしがわからない。

The girl is not old enough to be responsible.

Kanji in this word

  • 善 — virtuous, good
  • 悪 — bad, evil

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