“Face to face” or “Pair” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “対”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “対” means “Partner”, “Other party” or “Face to face” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “対”
Jouyou Kanji “対” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
たい(tai) |
つい(tsui) |
Kun-Yomi |
む(かう)(mu(kau)) |
こた(える)(kota(eru)) |
そろ(い)(soro(i)) |
つれあい(tsureai) |
Meanings |
Face to face, Opposite |
Answer, Reply |
Pair, Couple |
Opponent, Other party |
Companion, Partner |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “対”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
対応(たいおう-ta i o u) |
Correspondence, Correspondence, Dealing with |
対外(たいがい-ta i ga i) |
External, Foreign |
対角線(たいかくせん-ta i ka ku se n) |
Diagonal line |
対岸(たいがん-ta i ga n) |
On the other side, Opposite shore |
対顔(たいがん-ta i ga n) |
Meeting, Face-to-face |
対局(たいきょく-ta i kyo ku) |
Play a game, (Playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc |
対偶(たいぐう-ta i gu u) |
① Contraposition, A pair of element, ② Pair, Couple |
対決(たいけつ-ta i ke tsu) |
Confrontation, Showdown |
対語(たいご or ついご-ta i go (or) tsu i go) |
① Antonym, Word pair, ② (Face-to-face) conversation |
対抗(たいこう-ta i ko u) |
Opposition, Antagonism, Rivalry, Competition |
対校(たいこう-ta i ko u) |
① Pertaining to school, Interschool, Intercollegiate, ② To correct by comparing some original source documents |
対座(たいざ-ta i za) |
Sit opposite each other, Sit face to face |
対策(たいさく-ta i sa ku) |
Measures, Countermeasure, Countermove, Counterplan |
対峙(たいじ-ta i ji) |
Stand face to face, Confronting, Confrontation |
対質(たいしつ-ta i shi tsu) |
Questioning accused and witness together, Confrontation, Cross-examination |
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