対

See also: 對 and 对

対 U+5BFE, 対 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5BFE ← 寽 [U+5BFD] CJK Unified Ideographs 寿 → [U+5BFF]

Translingual

Traditional	對
Shinjitai	対
Simplified	对

Han character

対 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 卜大木戈 (YKDI), four-corner 0440₀, composition ⿰文寸)

Derived characters

• 𠲝, 𢙪, 𢬭, 𪶊, 𨒻, 𬗔, 𧻐, 𩛜, 𣋇, 𫴬, 𬁏, 𬩛, 𢇉, 𬉪, 𪫼

Related characters

• 對 (Kyūjitai form)

Further reading

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 294, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7419
• Dae Jaweon: page 581, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 504, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5BFE

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Japanese

Shinjitai	対
Kyūjitai	對

Glyph origin

Simplified from 對 (⿱业𦍌 → 文).

Kanji

対

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 對)

1. facing, opposed
2. pair, duo, dyad

Readings

• Go-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
• Tō-on: つい (tsui, Jōyō)^{←つゐ (tuwi, historical)}
• Kun: あいて (aite, 対)^{←あひて (afite, historical)}; こたえる (kotaeru, 対える)^{←こたへる (kotaferu, historical)}; そろい (soroi, 対い)^{←そろひ (sorofi, historical)}; つれあい (tsureai, 対い)^{←つれあひ (tureafi, historical)}; ならぶ (narabu, 対ぶ); むかう (mukau, 対かう)^{←むかふ (mukafu, historical)}
• Nanori: つし (tsushi)

Usage notes

• Most dictionaries do not have "つゐ" as a historical reading for 対. According to historical data, the tōon-reading of 対 is the modern "つい". However, the Dai Kanwa Jiten has "つゐ" and related -ゐ historical on-readings.

Compounds

• 対(つい)句(く) (tsuiku)
• 対(つい)語(ご) (tsuigo)
• 対(つ)馬(しま) (Tsushima, “Tsushima Island”)
• 対消滅(ついしょうめつ) (tsuishōmetsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
対
たい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC tuʌi^H).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [ta̠i]

Conjunction

対(たい) • (tai) 

1. versus

   Synonym: バーサス (bāsasu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 対応(たいおう) (taiō)
• 対外(たいがい) (taigai)
• 対角(たいかく) (taikaku)
• 対格(たいかく) (taikaku)
• 対岸(たいがん) (taigan)
• 対局(たいきょく) (taikyoku)
• 対空(たいくう) (taikū)
• 対決(たいけつ) (taiketsu)
• 対(たい)語(ご) (taigo)
• 対向(たいこう) (taikō)
• 対抗(たいこう) (taikō)
• 対策(たいさく) (taisaku)
• 対(たい)峙(じ) (taiji)
• 対処(たいしょ) (taisho)
• 対称(たいしょう) (taishō)
• 対象(たいしょう) (taishō)
• 対照(たいしょう) (taishō)
• 対症(たいしょう) (taishō)
• 対数(たいすう) (taisū)
• 対戦(たいせん) (taisen)
• 対談(たいだん) (taidan)
• 対等(たいとう) (taitō)
• 対(たい)比(ひ) (taihi)
• 対辺(たいへん) (taihen)
• 対面(たいめん) (taimen), 対(たい)面(め) (taime)
• 対(たい)話(わ) (taiwa)
• 対立(たいりつ) (tairitsu)
• 対流(たいりゅう) (tairyū)
• 相対(あいたい) (aitai)
• 応対(おうたい) (ōtai)
• 国対(こくたい) (kokutai)
• 失対(しったい) (shittai)
• 絶対(ぜったい) (zettai)
• 相対(そうたい) (sōtai)
• 敵対(てきたい) (tekitai)
• 反対(はんたい) (hantai)
• 対称(たいしょう)代名(だいめい)詞(し) (taishō daimeishi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
対
つい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC tuʌi^H).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Tōon
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝi]

Counter

対(つい) • (-tsui) 

1. items that come in pairs
2. sets of furniture etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 一対(いっつい) (ittsui)
• 双対(そうつい) (sōtsui)
• 塩(えん)基(き)対(つい) (enkitsui)
• 熱電対(ねつでんつい) (netsudentsui)

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Korean

Hanja

対 (eumhun 대답할 대 (daedaphal dae))

1. Hanja form^? of 대 (“Alternative form of 對”).

References

• Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005). [1]

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Vietnamese

Han character

対: Hán Việt readings: đối
対: Nôm readings: đổi, đối, đói, đuổi

1. Alternative form of 對