対

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See also: 對 and 对
対 U+5BFE, 対
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5BFE
← 寽
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 寿 →

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

Related characters

Further reading

  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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

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

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

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
対
たい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

対(たい) • (tai) 

  1. versus
    Synonym: バーサス (bāsasu)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
対
つい
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

Pronunciation

Counter

対(つい) • (-tsui) 

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

Noun

対(つい) • (tsui) 

  1. pair
    対(つい)を作(つく)る
    tsui o tsukuru
    to form a pair

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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).

Vietnamese

Han character

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

  1. Alternative form of 對

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
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