JLPT N1 · な-adjective

乙 (otsu)

乙 (おつ, otsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おつ
Romaji: otsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter · noun
stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty · な-adjective
strange; quaint; queer · な-adjective
thank you; good job · expression · abbreviation, slang
see you; goodbye; goodnight · expression · abbreviation, slang

Example sentences

甲の損は乙の得。

One man's gain is another man's loss.

Tatoeba #173523

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?

Tatoeba #75758

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 乙

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	乙だ	おつだ otsuda
Present (polite)	乙です	おつです otsudesu
Negative	乙じゃない	おつじゃない otsujanai
Past	乙だった	おつだった otsudatta
Negative past	乙じゃなかった	おつじゃなかった otsujanakatta
Te-form	乙で	おつで otsude
Before a noun	乙な	おつな otsuna
Adverb (~ni)	乙に	おつに otsuni

Kanji in 乙

乙

the latter, duplicate, strangeオツ・イツ・おと-・きのと · 1 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1182940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.