美点
Meanings
1
good point; merit; virtue; charm
Refers to a positive quality, attractive feature, or strong point of a person, thing, or idea. Often contrasted with 欠点 (shortcoming).
Antonyms: 欠点
His strong point is that he can stay calm no matter what.
This plan has both merits and drawbacks.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の美点を挙げるto list/point out someone's good points
In the interview I listed three of my good points.
- 美点を伸ばすto develop/build on one's strong points
The teacher focuses on education that develops students' strong points.
- 美点を生かすto make good use of one's strong points
He took on the new job making good use of his strengths.
- 美点と欠点good points and bad points (of a person or thing)
Let's compare the good points and bad points of this product.