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Meaning of いいとこ取り(いいとこどり) in Japanese

いいとこ取り
Kana Reading
いいとこどり
Romaji
iitokodori
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information)
    Example sentence
    ゲームじゃないからいいとこ取りできないんだよ。 Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits!

Examples of いいとこ取り, いいとこどり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

take, fetch, take up

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

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