長所|ちょうしょchousho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounstrong point; merit; virtue; advantage
   あなたの計画けいかくは実際的じっさいてきだという長所ちょうしょがある。↗

   Your plan has the virtue of being practical.

• Synonym取り柄とりえNeutralA redeeming feature; often used of people or things with few other merits, as in 「唯一の取り柄」.
• Synonym美点びてんWrittenWritten language for attractive merits, stressing charm and character; 「長所」 is broader in scope.
• Synonym特長とくちょうNeutralA particularly outstanding merit; used mostly of products but also of people, while 「長所」 covers merits in general.
• Synonym強みつよみNeutralAn advantage, a point where one has the edge, as in 「強みを生かす」; 「長所」 is a merit in the general sense.
• Synonym利点りてんNeutralA favorable point, a condition that brings benefit; 「長所」 is a merit that makes a person or thing superior to its kind, and the two are often interchangeable.
• SynonymメリットNeutralA loanword for benefits or gains, leaning toward practical advantage; 「長所」 stresses merit as such.
• Synonym美質びしつWrittenWritten language for fine qualities, stressing a person's character; 「長所」 also covers ability.
• Related良さよさNeutralGoodness or merit; common in colloquial speech, whereas 「長所」 leans formal.
• Related特技とくぎNeutralA special skill one excels at, like a performing talent or forte; 「長所」 covers all kinds of merits, not just skills.
• Relatedお家芸おいえげいNeutralA forte or signature specialty, often one long associated with a person or group, with a figurative flavor.
• Related取り所とりどころNeutralMeans redeeming points like 「取り柄」 but is rarely used; say 「取り柄」 instead.
• Related得手えてNeutralWhat one is good at, one's strong area, as in 「得手不得手」; 「長所」 covers merits generally, ability included.
• Related強いところつよいところNeutralAn explanatory way of saying strong point; 「長所」 is the more concise word.
• Antonym短所たんしょNeutralThe antonym: a defect or weak point, the direct opposite of 「長所」.

Use 「長所」 for the merits of a person or thing, as in 「長所と短所」. Say 「取り柄」 for a sole redeeming feature, 「強み」 for an advantage, 「メリット」 for a benefit, and 「特長」 for a standout merit. 「美点」 and 「美質」 are written-style words for fine qualities; 「利点」 is often interchangeable with it for favorable points; 「良さ」 is colloquial; 「短所」 is the antonym.

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1. 人ひとやもので、他たの同種どうしゅの人ひとやものに比くらべて優すぐれている性質せいしつ。