対

See also: 對 and 对

対 U+5BFE, 対 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5BFE ← 寽 [U+5BFD] CJK Unified Ideographs 寿 → [U+5BFF]

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

• 𠲝, 𢙪, 𢬭, 𨒻, 𧻐, 𩛜, 𣋇, 𢇉

Additional Derived Characters

• 𪶊, 𱑪, 𬗔, 𲃪, 𫴬, 𬁏, 𬩛, 𬉪, 𪫼

Related characters

• 對 (Kyūjitai form)

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

Chinese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 対 – see 對 (“correct; true; right; to treat; to deal with; to take on; etc.”). (This character is a variant traditional form of 對).

Japanese

Shinjitai	対
Kyūjitai	對

Glyph origin

Simplified from 對 (⿱业𦍌 → 文).

Kanji

対

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 對)

1. facing, opposed
2. 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

• 対(つい)句(く) (tsuiku)
• 対(つい)語(ご) (tsuigo)
• 対(つ)馬(しま) (Tsushima, “Tsushima Island”)
• 対(つい)消(しょう)滅(めつ) (tsuishōmetsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
対
たい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たい [táꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠i]

Conjunction

対(たい) • (tai) 

1. versus

   Synonym: バーサス (bāsasu)

Derived terms

• 対(たい)応(おう) (taiō)
• 対(たい)外(がい) (taigai)
• 対(たい)角(かく) (taikaku)
• 対(たい)格(かく) (taikaku)
• 対(たい)岸(がん) (taigan)
• 対(たい)局(きょく) (taikyoku)
• 対(たい)空(くう) (taikū)
• 対(たい)決(けつ) (taiketsu)
• 対(たい)語(ご) (taigo)
• 対(たい)向(こう) (taikō)
• 対(たい)抗(こう) (taikō)
• 対(たい)策(さく) (taisaku)
• 対(たい)峙(じ) (taiji)
• 対(たい)処(しょ) (taisho)
• 対(たい)称(しょう) (taishō)
• 対(たい)象(しょう) (taishō)
• 対(たい)照(しょう) (taishō)
• 対(たい)症(しょう) (taishō)
• 対(たい)数(すう) (taisū)
• 対(たい)戦(せん) (taisen)
• 対(たい)談(だん) (taidan)
• 対(たい)等(とう) (taitō)
• 対(たい)比(ひ) (taihi)
• 対(たい)辺(へん) (taihen)
• 対(たい)面(めん) (taimen), 対(たい)面(め) (taime)
• 対(たい)話(わ) (taiwa)
• 対(たい)立(りつ) (tairitsu)
• 対(たい)流(りゅう) (tairyū)
• 相(あい)対(たい) (aitai)
• 応(おう)対(たい) (ōtai)
• 国(こく)対(たい) (kokutai)
• 失(しっ)対(たい) (shittai)
• 絶(ぜっ)対(たい) (zettai)
• 相(そう)対(たい) (sōtai)
• 敵(てき)対(たい) (tekitai)
• 反(はん)対(たい) (hantai)
• 対(たい)称(しょう)代名(だいめい)詞(し) (taishō daimeishi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
対
つい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
對 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 對 (MC twojH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つい [tsùí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨi]

Counter

対(つい) • (-tsui) 

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

Derived terms

• 一(いっ)対(つい) (ittsui)
• 双(そう)対(つい) (sōtsui)
• 塩(えん)基(き)対(つい) (enkitsui)
• 熱(ねつ)電(でん)対(つい) (netsudentsui)

Noun

対(つい) • (tsui) 

1. pair

   対(つい)を作(つく)る

   tsui o tsukuru

   to form a pair

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). [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

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

1. alternative form of 對