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取り柄 (とりえ, torie) Japanese meaning: worth | Kotomora
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の
が
唯ゆい
一いつ
の
取と
り
柄え
だ
。
His only redeeming quality is his honesty.
This dish looks bad, but its strong point is the taste.
That person seems to have no merits at all.
Usage patterns 取と り 柄え がない to have no redeeming qualities
He has no particular redeeming qualities.
〈 事こと 〉 が 唯ゆい 一いつ の 取と り 柄え だ to be someone's/something's only redeeming feature
Being cheap is this shop's only redeeming point.
取と り 柄え と 言い えば 〈 事こと 〉 if there's one merit, it's...
If there's one good point, it's that he's serious.
Related words 長所 is a neutral, formal word for a strong point, while 取り柄 often appears in personal or negative evaluations like 取り柄がない.
美点 highlights an admirable or beautiful quality, whereas 取り柄 can refer to even a small, ordinary redeeming feature.
Opposites 短所 means a weak point or shortcoming, the direct opposite of 取り柄's positive strong point.
欠点 refers to a flaw or defect, contrasting with 取り柄's meaning of a redeeming strength.
Written forms 取と り 柄え Usage 47%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とりえ Usage 29%
Kana spelling, common in casual writing or when avoiding kanji ambiguity.
取とり 柄え Usage 19%
取と りえ Usage 5%
Etymology Compound of 取り (とり, the continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 柄 (え, 'handle, grip; pattern, character'). Literally 'something to take hold of', extended to mean a noteworthy quality or merit.
取と り 得え
Alternate kanji spelling, less common but still seen.
取とり 得え
Rare variant; easily confused with 取得 (しゅとく, 'acquisition').
