Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
對照 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (たい) (tai, place in opposition and compare) + (しょう) (shō, check one thing against another).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)(しょう) (taishō

  1. contrast, comparison, antithesis
  2. control (as in an experiment)

Verb

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(たい)(しょう)する (taishō surusuru (stem (たい)(しょう) (taishō shi), past (たい)(しょう)した (taishō shita))

  1. to compare

Conjugation

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