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Translingual
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
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
Glyph origin
Simplified from 對 (⿱业𦍌 → 文).
Kanji
対
(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 對)
- facing, opposed
- pair, duo, dyad
Readings
- Go-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
- Tō-on: つい (tsui, Jōyō)←つゐ (twi, historical)
- Kun: あいて (aite, 対)←あひて (afite, 対, historical)、こたえる (kotaeru, 対える)←こたへる (kotaferu, 対へる, historical)、そろい (soroi, 対い)←そろひ (sorofi, 対ひ, historical)、つれあい (tsureai, 対い)←つれあひ (tureafi, 対ひ, historical)、ならぶ (narabu, 対ぶ)、むかう (mukau, 対かう)←むかふ (mukafu, 対かふ, 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
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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對 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
対 • (tai)
- versus
- Synonym: バーサス (bāsasu)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
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對 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).
Pronunciation
Counter
対 • (-tsui)
- items that come in pairs
- sets of furniture etc.
Derived terms
Noun
対 • (tsui)
- pair
- 対を作る
- tsui o tsukuru
- to form a pair
References
Korean
Hanja
対 (eumhun 대답할 대 (daedaphal dae))
- 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[1]
対: Nôm readings: đổi[1], đối[1], đói[1], đuổi[1]
- Alternative form of 對
References