Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一長一短(いっちょういったん) in Japanese

一長一短
Kana Reading
いっちょういったん
Romaji
itchōittan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
    Example sentence
    彼らの意見にはそれぞれ一長一短ある Each of their opinions has both good points and bad points.

Examples of 一長一短, いっちょういったん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

12 strokes

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: みじか.い

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

long, leader

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い, おさ

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JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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