甲乙

こうおつ first and second; A and B

Why it means this

甲 (first) + 乙 (second) — 'A and B'; the first two of the ten calendar stems, used like '1st, 2nd' or 'party A, party B'. 甲乙つけがたい, too close to rank.

Breakdown

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