Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 正反対 in Japanese
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正反対
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Kana Readingせいはんたい
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Romajiseihantai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- bipolar; polar; polarity; exactly opposite
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Examples of 正反対, せいはんたい in a sentence
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What they said to you is exactly the opposite of what they told me yesterday.
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They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary.
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They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary.
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南諸島のコミュニティの中にはまったくの正反対の血縁関係のパターンが観察されるであろう。
A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
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Death is the antithesis of life.
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The result was contrary to his expectations.
Related Kanji
正
JLPT 4
5 strokes
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ, まさ.に
対
JLPT 3
7 strokes
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
On'Yomi: タイ, ツイ
Kun'Yomi: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う