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~といい〜といい: meaning, usage and examples

~といい〜といい means: both... and... / ...and... (for judgment).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. このレストランは、味あじといいサービスといい、最高さいこうだ。

   This restaurant is the best, both in its food and its service.

2. 色いろといい形かたちといい、私わたしにぴったりのカバンだ。

   In both color and shape, this bag is perfect for me.

3. 田中たなかさんの報告ほうこく書しょは、内容ないようといい構成こうせいといい、申もうし分ぶんない。

   Mr. Tanaka's report is flawless in both content and structure.

4. 今年ことしの夏なつといい去年きょねんの冬ふゆといい、異常いじょう気象きしょうが続つづいている。

   Between this summer and last winter, we keep having abnormal weather.

When to use it

Picks out two aspects of one thing and says that, looking at either one, the same judgment applies. The sentence ends with an evaluation of the whole. Example: 味あじといい値段ねだんといい、文句もんくなしだ (Both the taste and the price are beyond complaint). Used for praise, criticism or surprise about a person, object or situation.

Nuance

Fairly formal and evaluative; common in reviews, commentary and careful speech. The ending must be a judgment by the speaker (great, terrible, ideal), not a plain fact or an action. Both nouns describe the same subject.

Compare

～にしても～にしても lists cases and says the result is the same either way: 行いくにしても行いかないにしても連絡れんらくして. ～といわず～といわず means "everywhere, without exception": 手てといわず足あしといわず泥どろだらけ. ～といい～といい selects two examples to support one overall opinion: 色いろといいデザインといい素敵すてきだ.

Tip: If the sentence does not end in an opinion about the whole thing, といい～といい is the wrong choice.