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対照たいしょう

taishou

contrast, antithesis, comparison

Example sentence

彼女の新しい小説は前作とは対照的にとても面白い。

Her new novel is really interesting as opposed to her last one.

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Kanji in 対照

Sentences with 対照

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
反対N4はんたいoppose, opposition, resistance
絶対N3ぜったいdefinitely, without fail, absoluteness
対象N3たいしょうtarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (i.e., of taxation)
対N3たいpair / opposite / vs. / counter for pairs (e.g. 一対[いっつい] = one pair, 日本対韓国[にほんたいかんこく] = Japan vs Korea)
対N3ついa pair of matching things (e.g. 一対[いっつい]のイヤリング = a pair of earrings)
照明N3しょうめいillumination
対するN3たいするto face, to confront, to oppose
対策N2たいさくcounter-plan, counter-measure

More Abstract Concepts words

WordMeaning
性せいsex, gender
考えかんがえthinking, thought, ideas
他ほかother / else / the rest (general word; e.g. 他にありますか? = anything else?)
情報じょうほうinformation, (military) intelligence
間まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space)
生せいbirth
結果けっかresult, consequence
神かみgod

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