Word Meaning 甲乙付け難い

こうおつつけがたい kouotsutsukegatai

甲乙付け難い 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

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

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 144261 Priority W

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

取っ付き難い

とっつきにくい

difficult to approach

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)