Keyword
opposite
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1862
Old form
Readings
たい
(98%)
Composed of
written sentence
a few centimeters
Mnemonic

A few centimeters to the right you can see another written sentence that says exactly the opposite thing!

Used in vocabulary (612 in total)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
dealing with; coping with
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
opposite side; opposition
first meeting; first interview with
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
hostility; antagonism; opposition
confrontation; showdown
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
exactly opposite (of)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
relativity; relative
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
one-to-one; one-on-one
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
opposite shore
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
pair; couple
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
personal; inter-personal
target group; target persons
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
contrast; comparison
one-to-one; one-on-one
object of romantic interest
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
opposition faction
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
absolute obedience; complete submission
countermeasure; counter-measure
not covered (by); not subject (to)
countermeasure; counter-measure
talk; dialogue; conversation
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to form a pair; to pair up
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
contrast; antithesis; comparison
opponent; antagonist
hostile relations; hostile relationship
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
to take measures (against); to take steps
external; foreign
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
strong opposition; vehement opposition
strong opposition
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
opponent (in combat)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
pertaining to objects
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
a rival horse or candidate
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
ground to ground
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
symmetry; second person
anti-aircraft fire; flak
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
rival candidate; opposing candidate
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
absolute amount; absolute quantity
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
confrontation of armies
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
opposing argument
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
sitting opposite each other
match; tournament; interschool match
good contrast; marked contrast
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
anti-aircraft missile
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
sitting opposite each other
diagonal; opposite angle
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
toward Japan; with Japan
surface-to-air missile; SAM
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
antisubmarine
to face; to go towards; to head towards
win-loss records (between two participants)
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
ground attack; air-raid
election campaign strategy; election tactics
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
vote against; no vote; nay
task force; response team; squad; unit
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
battle of the bands
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
Committee of the National Diet
confronting the enemy; hostilities
anti-personnel land mine
scope; coverage; selected range
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
couplet; antithesis
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
comparison and contrast
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
protection measures at ports and airports (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
logarithm; log
towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
pair; couple; contraposition
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
crisis response; emergency response
diametrically opposed; antipodal
domestic; internal
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
theory of relativity; relativism
problem handling; troubleshooting
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
opposing pairs (of leaves)
election campaign strategy; election tactics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC
to go into opposition
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
evaluation on an absolute scale
internal strife; internal struggle
surface-to-surface
relating to China
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
air-to-surface missile; ASM
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
feeling of antipathy (rivalry); antagonistic sentiment
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
concerning China
election headquarters
pair; eyes
kanji compound formed of opposing elements; antonym; conversation (face-to-face)
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
feeling (sentiment) toward Japan
arguing face to face
face-to-face lesson; face-to-face class
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
implementation under test; IUT
questioning accused and witness together
relationship of equality; (being) on an equal footing
incompatible; unsupported
War on Terror (2001-)
antiterrorist operation; counterterrorism operation
countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
absolute coordinate; absolute address
clashing colors; clashing colours
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
absolute knowledge
correspondence theory (theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts)
counter-intelligence
being-for-others (philosophical term used by Hegel and Sartre); être-en-soi
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
performance in return; quid pro quo
table of logarithms; log table; log tables
absolute temperature; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
absolute (as opposed to relative) motion
measures against snow; snow control measures; snow countermeasures
confrontation
pertaining to school
cost-effectiveness; price-performance ratio
complete support; full support
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
corresponding version; supported version
concerning Taiwan; concerning the Republic of China
accusative case
vertical angles; vertically opposite angles
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
counter-inflation measures
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)
policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling
subject of an investigation; object being examined
antipodes; antipode
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
perfect vacuum; absolute vacuum
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
Roe v. Wade (landmark United States Supreme Court decision disallowing many legal restrictions on abortion, 1973)
opposing side; opposite camp; opposition
anti-ballistic (missile)
relations with America; relationship with America
trade with the United States
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
striking one's opponent while defending from their attack
exports to Japan; exporting to Japan
behavior (esp. in response to an emergency, medical situation, etc.)
statement of opposition; opposition declaration
absolutism (phil.)
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
synapsis; involution
specific (e.g. antibody)
feelings toward other people; sensitivity to other people's feelings; feelings one gives to other people through interpersonal relationships
interactive mode
foreign aid; international aid
anti-pollution measures
opposite side
pertaining to Europe; towards Europe
relative pitch; relative hearing
thank you for the game
common logarithm; base-10 logarithm
diagonalisation; diagonalization
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
absolute (as opposed to relative) position
opposition; equivalence; correspondence
human research subject; person who is being studied
measure against unemployment
opposing speech; rebuttal (in debate)
all-terrain vehicle; ATV; quad bike
pair; couple; contraposition
overwhelming majority (number of parliamentary seats required in order for the ruling coalition to chair all standing committees and pass bills without the support of other parties)
absolute respectful speech; absolute honorifics
relative change from last year
couplet (Chinese poetry); pair of hanging scrolls
axis of symmetry; line of symmetry
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
alternative hypothesis
log-normal distribution; lognormal distribution
three-cornered competition
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
relativity; relative
paraplegia
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair
for; in regard to; per
dissenting vote; vote of opposition; negative vote; blackballing
corresponding value
walking so that one faces oncoming traffic
relative respectful speech; relative honorifics
binding legal effectiveness as to third parties
military confrontation
controversial legislation
remedial measure; preventive measure; the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
one-to-one mapping; 1-to-1 mapping
the opposite team in a two-turns work group
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb
ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb
strategy for dealing with China
(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem; countermeasure program (policy)
Treaty of Peace with Japan; Treaty of San Francisco (Sept. 8, 1951)
counter ion
theory of linguistic relativity
twisted pair cable
twisted pair cable
JP Computer Emergency Response Term; JPCERT-CC
search engine optimization
absolute command; absolute instruction
absolute command; absolute instruction
relative command; relative instruction
relative command; relative instruction
characteristic of a logarithm
to take the logarithm of
conversational mode; interactive mode
interactive processing
unshielded twisted pair; UTP
asymmetric digital subscriber loop; ADSL
method of dealing or coping with stress
to form a pair; to correspond
allelic character; allelomorphic character
electron pair; Cooper pair
quid pro quo sexual harassment
logarithmic spiral; equiangular spiral
northern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife)
mesoscale convective system; MCS
antiking; would-be king
overseas transactions; foreign transactions
trade deficit with Japan
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
counterglow; counter glow
target demographic; target audience
principal diagonal; main diagonal
playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player; being evenly matched
playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player; being evenly matched
furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound
corresponding amount; equivalent sum
logarithmic differentiation
competing goods; rival products
sitting across from each other and drinking together
sitting across from each other and drinking together
Foreign Intervention in Russia (1917-1922)
net taxable amount (after deduction of health insurance, etc.)
vaccine opponent; anti-vaxxer
Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten)
Examples (200 in total)
No, we'll never become humans!
Is this absolutely necessary?
Is that absolutely necessary?