noun
good and evil; purity and impurity
Abstract noun referring to moral or qualitative opposites. Often used in set phrases like 清濁併せ呑む (to accept both good and bad, to be broad-minded).
彼は清濁併せ呑むような人物だ。
He is the kind of person who accepts both good and bad.
noun
voiced and unvoiced consonants
Linguistics term. Refers to the distinction between voiced (濁音) and unvoiced (清音) consonants in Japanese phonology.
日本語の清濁の区別は、外国人学習者にとって難しいことがある。
The distinction between voiced and unvoiced consonants in Japanese can be difficult for foreign learners.