Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 7

対

Meaning in English

vis-a-vis, opposite, even

Readings

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 Romaji: tai, tsui / aite, kota.eru, soro.i, tsurea.i, nara.bu, muka.u

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

対

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese em relação a, oposto, até

Spanish frente a, opuesto, incluso

Korean 대에, 반대, 심지어

French vis-à-vis, opposé, même

Italian vis-a-vis, opposto, persino

German im Vergleich, gegensätzlich, sogar

Indonesian sebaliknya, berlawanan, bahkan

★ Vietnamese đối diện, ngược lại, thậm chí

Thai เมื่อเทียบกับ, ตรงข้าม, แม้กระทั่ง

Related kanji

N1 尋 jin / tazu.neru, hiro inquire, fathom, look for N2 導 dou / michibi.ku guidance, leading, conduct

Words with this kanji

N1 相対 soutai relative N1 対応 taiou dealing with N1 対決 taiketsu confrontation, showdown N1 対抗 taikou opposition, antagonism N1 対処 taisho deal with, cope N1 対談 taidan talk, dialogue N1 対等 taitou equivalent N1 対比 taihi contrast, comparison N1 対面 taimen interview, meeting

Sentences with this kanji

N4 その意見に対して反対です Sono iken ni taishite hantai desu I oppose that opinion N3 彼の態度に対して少し疑問を感じている Kare no taido ni taishite sukoshi gimon o kanjite iru I feel some doubt about his attitude N4 彼の意見に対して質問があります。 Kare no iken ni taishite shitsumon ga arimasu. I have a question regarding his opinion. N4 先生に対して失礼なことを言いました。 Sensei ni taishite shitsurei na koto o iimashita. I said something rude to the teacher. N5 彼女の考えに反対です。 Kanojo no kangae ni hantai desu. I am against her idea.

Related grammar structures

N4 〜に対して ni taishite Indicates target, direction, attitude, or contrast toward something, attaches to a noun, means toward, against, or in relation to