善し悪し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
善 悪
よ
Grade: 6		 あ
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
善 悪
よ
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 良(よ)い (yoi)”) +‎ 悪し (“classical Japanese of now 悪(わる)い (warui)”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よしわ​るし [yòshíwáꜜrùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ɕiɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

善(よ)し悪(あ)し or 善(よ)し悪(わる)し • (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. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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