Meaning of 対 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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対JLPT 3
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Kana Readingたい
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Romajitai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), conjunction
- Meaning
- opposite; opposition
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- Parts of speech
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- versus; vs
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- Parts of speech
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- to (i.e. "we won the game five to three")
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- Parts of speech
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- equal footing; equal terms
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- Parts of speech
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- against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...
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Example Sentences
対, たい used in context
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あたしも賛成だから、三対一ね。というわけで、ハルカの反対意見は却下されました。
I'm also in favour so it's three to one. And thus your objection is overruled.
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この国の王は人ではなく、はるか天空に居られるという三対の翼を持つ神獣なんだ。
The king of this country isn't a person, but a divine beast with three pairs of wings said to be in far away in the sky.
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Meiji was beaten by Keio by a score of three to five.
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The company's exports to India amounted to $100 million last year.
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The odds are two-to-one that the Reds win.
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Nagano beat Tokyo 2 to 3.
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Kanji found in this word
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
On: タイ, ツイ
Kun: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う
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