乙
おつ
Also written オツ
Meanings
- Noun (the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter See also: 鎧 (よろい).
- な-adjective stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty
- strange; quaint; queer
- Expression thank you; good job See also: お疲れ様 (おつかれさま).
- see you; goodbye; goodnight See also: お疲れ様 (おつかれさま).
Kanji
- 乙 latter. Read as オツ.
Example sentences
- 甲の食物は乙の毒。
One man's meat is another man's poison. - 甲の損は乙の得。
One man's gain is another man's loss. - 甲の薬は乙の毒。
One man's medicine is another man's poison. - 彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。
Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it? - 愛は百人を愛すれば百分されるような量的なものではない。甲を愛しているから、乙を愛されないというのは真の愛ではない。
Love is not quantitative. If you love one hundred people, you cannot assign one hundredth of that love to each individual person. To say that you are not able to love one person because you love another is not real love.
Common phrases
- 甲と乙 (こうとおつ) the former and the latter
Words containing 乙
- 乙種 (おつしゅ) B-grade
- 甲乙 (こうおつ) first and second
- 乙未 (きのとひつじ) Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
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