乙 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 乙意味

the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)

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乙 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

おと- oto-
きのと kinoto

KUNYOMI　訓読み

オツ otsu
イツ itsu

Examples

甲の損は乙の得。

One man’s gain is another man’s loss.

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?

甲の薬は乙の毒。

One man’s medicine is another man’s poison.

男子学生同士が相合傘か、なかなかオツなシチュエーションだな。

Two male school pupils sharing an umbrella? That’s quite a queer situation.

乙が受託業務の実施により得た成果は、甲乙双方に帰属するものとする。

Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.

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汁 soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus

尼 nun

遍 everywhere, times, widely, generally

衡 equilibrium, measuring rod, scale

薫 send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)