反対

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See also: 反對 and 反对

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
たい
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
反對 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Sinitic 反對.

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(たい) (hantai

  1. opposite, reverse
    Synonym: あべこべ
    (はん)(たい)()()
    Hantai no imi.
    The opposite meaning.
    (あつ)い」の反対(はんたい)は「(さむ)い」。
    “Atsui” no hantai wa “samui”.
    The opposite of “hot” is “cold”.
  2. opposition; disagreement; defiance
    Synonyms: 異議, 対抗, 拒否, 拒絶
    Antonyms: 賛成, 賛同, 容認, 承諾
    もちろん(せん)(そう)には(はん)(たい)
    Mochiron, sensō ni wa hantai da.
    Of course I'm against the war.
    (ぼう)(りょく)(はん)(たい)
    Bōryoku hantai.
    An opposition to violence.
    • 2008 April 20 [2008 March 31], Hidekaz Himaruya, “Meeting of the World”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN:
      (おれ)(はん)(たい)だ!そんな(げん)(じつ)()のない(あん)(さん)(せい)できるか!それとlearned(ラーンド)って()うな!(なん)だよlearned(ラーンド)ってlearnt(ラーント)だバカ!
      Ore wa hantai da! Sonna genjitsumi no nai an sansei dekiru ka! Sore to rāndo tte iu na! Nan da yo rāndo tte rānto da baka!
      I disagree! Who would approve such a nonsensical idea!? And stop saying ‘learned’! It’s ‘learnt’, not ‘learned’, you bloody idiot!
    • 2008 April 20 [2008 March 31], Hidekaz Himaruya, “Meeting of the World”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN:
      じゃあ お(にい)さんはアメリカとイギリスに(はん)(たい)ってことで。
      Jā onī-san wa Amerika to Igirisu ni hantai tte koto de.
      Then I, as big brother, disagree with America and Britain.
      どっちだよ!
      Dotchi da yo!
      You can’t disagree with both!
  3. contrary to one’s expectations or intentions
    (いな)(おか)(すそ)()つたやうな(みち)をぐるぐると(まわ)るやうに、()つても()つてもその(きし)には()ずに、()つて反対(はんたい)(まつ)()(まば)らに()えた(おか)(うえ)へと()()くのを()るであらう。
    Ina, oka no suso ni sotta you na michi o guruguru to mawaru you ni, itte mo itte mo sono kishi ni wa dezu ni, kette hantai ni matsu no ki no mabara ni haeta oka no ue e to dete iku no o miru de arō.
    (please add an English translation of this example)
    Akai Torii, Katai Tayama

See also

Verb

(はん)(たい)する (hantai surusuru (stem (はん)(たい) (hantai shi), past (はん)(たい)した (hantai shita))

  1. to be opposite to
  2. to oppose to; to object to

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.