対照

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(たい)(しょう) (taishō

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

Verb

(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