"甲乙" meaning in Japanese

See 甲乙 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ko̞ːo̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 甲乙 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (おつ)), Kōotsu [romanization], Kafuotu [romanization], かふおつ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kapʉ otʉ/ → /kaɸuot͡su/ → /kauot͡su/ → /kɔːot͡su/ → /koːot͡su/ Compound of 甲 (kō, “first”) + 乙 (otsu, “second”), with the orderings based on the ancient Chinese Heavenly Stems. First cited with this reading to a portion of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) that was completed in 757 CE. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|甲|乙|sort=こうおつ|t1=first|t2=second|tr1=kō|tr2=otsu}} 甲 (kō, “first”) + 乙 (otsu, “second”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|こうおつ|hhira=かふおつ}} 甲(こう)乙(おつ) • (Kōotsu) ^(←かふおつ (Kafuotu)?)
  1. (rare) short for 甲乙経 (Kōotsu Kyō), a medical text from the Jin dynasty of ancient China Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, rare Alternative form of: 甲乙経 (extra: (Kōotsu Kyō), a medical text from the Jin dynasty of ancient China)
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-name-PPeOmHDC Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 13 9 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 8 21 19 25 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 16 16 10 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 16 18 8 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 21 22 11 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 14 6 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 16 8 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ːo̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 甲乙 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (おつ)), kōotsu [romanization], kafuotu [romanization], かふおつ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /kapʉ otʉ/ → /kaɸuot͡su/ → /kauot͡su/ → /kɔːot͡su/ → /koːot͡su/ Compound of 甲 (kō, “first”) + 乙 (otsu, “second”), with the orderings based on the ancient Chinese Heavenly Stems. First cited with this reading to a portion of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) that was completed in 757 CE. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|甲|乙|sort=こうおつ|t1=first|t2=second|tr1=kō|tr2=otsu}} 甲 (kō, “first”) + 乙 (otsu, “second”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうおつ|hhira=かふおつ}} 甲(こう)乙(おつ) • (kōotsu) ^(←かふおつ (kafuotu)?)
  1. the first and second; grade A and B
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-noun-SD4gCVrk Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 13 9 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 16 16 10 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 16 18 8 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 21 22 11 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 14 6 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 16 8 21 19
  2. the first two of the Heavenly Stems, 甲 (kinoe) and 乙 (kinoto)
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-noun-R1kvdzKy Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 13 9 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 8 21 19 25 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 16 16 10 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 16 18 8 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 21 22 11 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 14 6 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 16 8 21 19
  3. the pros and cons of something, the ups and downs, the strengths and weaknesses
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-noun-g9SAwx85 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 8 21 19 25 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 21 22 11 24
  4. used when talking about any two unspecified things: A and B
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-noun-tE5GjyYD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 13 9 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 8 21 19 25 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 16 16 10 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 16 18 8 20 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 21 22 11 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 14 6 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 16 8 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 甲乙 [canonical] (ruby: (かん), (おつ)), kan'otsu [romanization]
Etymology: Shift in reading of kōotsu, using the 慣用音 (kan'yōon, “customary reading”) of kan for the 甲 character. First cited with this reading in a text from roughly 1423. Head templates: {{ja-noun|かんおつ}} 甲(かん)乙(おつ) • (kan'otsu)
  1. (traditional Japanese music) the high notes and low notes, the highs and lows of a piece of music Tags: Japanese, traditional Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: かりめり
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-noun-ww13NFGj Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 16 13 9 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 18 17 18 9 19 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 8 21 19 25 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 16 16 10 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 16 18 8 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 14 6 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 16 8 21 19 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

soft-redirect

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-甲乙-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8
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Download raw JSONL data for 甲乙 meaning in Japanese (6.8kB)

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