褒貶

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 褒貶, read ほうへん, denotes praise and criticism considered together as evaluation of a subject.
• Basic usage: It gathers both praise and criticism of a work into one term for public evaluation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Both praise and blame
  • Because it combines favorable and unfavorable judgment, it should not be narrowed to only one side.