対 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- タイ・ツイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- facing, pair, against
Origin
Originally showing ornaments and a hand arranging things to face each other — came to mean 'facing' or 'pair'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タイ | 対立・絶対・反対 |
|---|---|
| ツイ | 対句・一対 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 反対はんたい
opposite, opposition
- 対話たいわ
dialogue
Example
その いけんに 反対 です。
I am against that opinion.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)