Onyomi: タイ, ツイ · Kunyomi: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う · Meanings: anti-, compare, equal, even, opposite, versus, vis-a-vis
Kanji for anti-, compare, equal, even, opposite
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対 is formed from the right-hand radical 寸 on the bottom, and the element representing opposition on the top. The bottom indicates measurement or action, while the top shows something facing or responding to another. Together, they express the idea of two things confronting or corresponding to each other. From this, 対 came to mean opposite, versus, or to face/respond.
対 shows things facing each other, meaning opposite or versus.
対 is used when two things are opposite or corresponding. Remember 対 as facing each other, opposing, or responding to one another.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 対 | つい | pair, couple, set | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 対 | たい | versus, against, vs., v. | common Noun |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.), coverage | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 向かう | むかう | to face | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 向い | むかい | facing, opposite, across the street, other side | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 対策 | たいさく | measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test) | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 対立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 対照 | たいしょう | contrast, antithesis, comparison | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb |
| 対処 | たいしょ | dealing with, coping with | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 対応 | たいおう | correspondence (to), equivalence | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |