乙
N1おつ otsu
- strange
- quaint
- stylish
- chic
- spicy
- queer
- witty
- tasty
- romantic
- 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
- 甲の損は乙の得。One man's gain is another man's loss.甲的损失是乙的收获。
- 甲の食物は乙の毒。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。"
}
}