noun

  1. right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability.
  2. having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
良し悪し よしあし
 
 
良し悪し よしわるし
 
 
善し悪し よしあし
 
 
善し悪し よしわるし
 
 
 
良しあし よしあし
 
 
 
善しあし よしあし
 
 
 
よし悪し よしあし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
bad, vice, rascal
わる.い アク オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア つ.ぐ や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)