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乙おつ

N1
おつ otsu
  1. strange
  2. quaint
  3. stylish
  4. chic
  5. spicy
  6. queer
  7. witty
  8. tasty
  9. romantic
  10. 2nd in rank
な-adjective

Chinese meanings

乙;别致

Chinese notes

甲乙用于区分两方;乙也可指别致、有情趣。

Examples

  • 甲こうの損そんは乙おつの得とく。
    One man's gain is another man's loss.
    甲的损失是乙的收获。
  • 甲こうの食しょく物もつは乙おつの毒どく。
    One man's meat is another man's poison.
    甲之食物,乙之毒药。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('027523e5bf'); // 乙
{
  "id": "027523e5bf",
  "word": "乙",
  "reading": "おつ",
  "romaji": "otsu",
  "meanings": [
    "strange",
    "quaint",
    "stylish",
    "chic",
    "spicy",
    "queer",
    "witty",
    "tasty",
    "romantic",
    "2nd in rank"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-na"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1182940,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "甲の損は乙の得。",
      "furigana": "{甲|こう}の{損|そん}は{乙|おつ}の{得|とく}。",
      "en": "One man's gain is another man's loss.",
      "tatoeba_id": 173523
    },
    {
      "ja": "甲の食物は乙の毒。",
      "furigana": "{甲|こう}の{食物|しょくもつ}は{乙|おつ}の{毒|どく}。",
      "en": "One man's meat is another man's poison.",
      "tatoeba_id": 173524
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "c75accefc1eeaa23401b74d4521d3ad4a1da33e442cdd6aba25a2fd58abca223",
    "meanings": [
      "乙",
      "别致"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "甲の損は乙の得。",
        "zh": "甲的损失是乙的收获。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "甲の食物は乙の毒。",
        "zh": "甲之食物,乙之毒药。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/027523e5bf",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1182940; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "0890ee6eee6c6e3900a1a1dbbd9f8f18eb0cecda9688c65e5d0703a66f7a8041",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "甲乙用于区分两方;乙也可指别致、有情趣。"
  }
}