Word Meaning 甲乙つけがたい

こうおつつけがたい kouotsutsukegatai

甲乙つけがたい is read as こうおつつけがたい (kouotsutsukegatai) and means difficult to say which of the two is better.

Meaning

English

  1. difficult to say which of the two is better
  2. hard to tell which is better
  3. (there is) little to choose between them

Reading

Kana

こうおつつけがたい

Romaji

kouotsutsukegatai

Writing Variants

  • 甲乙付けがたい こうおつつけがたい kouotsutsukegatai
  • 甲乙付け難い こうおつつけがたい kouotsutsukegatai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 139946 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

甲乙丙

こうおつへい

A, B and C

甲乙丙丁

こうおつへいてい

A, B, C and D

甲と乙

こうとおつ

the former and the latter

甲の薬は乙の毒

こうのくすりはおつのどく

one man's meat is another man's poison

甲論乙駁

こうろんおつばく

arguments pro and con

甲高い

かんだかい

high-pitched

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

甲種

こうしゅ

A-grade

こう

1st in rank

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

甲羅

こうら

person's back

Example Sentences

1

"Which translation is better?" "It's hard to tell, they're both natural translations."