Keyword
opposite
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1862
Old form
Readings
たい
(98%)
つい
(1%)
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
dealing with; coping with
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
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
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
first meeting; first interview with
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hostility; antagonism; opposition
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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
one-to-one; one-on-one
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
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
object of romantic interest
one-to-one; one-on-one
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
opposition faction
absolute obedience; complete submission
not covered (by); not subject (to)
countermeasure; counter-measure
countermeasure; counter-measure
talk; dialogue; conversation
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to form a pair; to pair up
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
opponent; antagonist
contrast; antithesis; comparison
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
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
opponent (in combat)
pertaining to objects
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
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
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
ground to ground
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
symmetry; second person
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
rival candidate; opposing candidate
anti-aircraft fire; flak
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
absolute amount; absolute quantity
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
confrontation of armies
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
opposing argument
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
match; tournament; interschool match
sitting opposite each other
good contrast; marked contrast
anti-aircraft missile
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
diagonal; opposite angle
sitting opposite each other
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
toward Japan; with Japan
surface-to-air missile; SAM
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
antisubmarine
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
win-loss records (between two participants)
ground attack; air-raid
to face; to go towards; to head towards
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
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
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
battle of the bands
scope; coverage; selected range
anti-personnel land mine
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
Committee of the National Diet
couplet; antithesis
confronting the enemy; hostilities
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
comparison and contrast
protection measures at ports and airports (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
towards the Soviet Union; with the Soviet Union
logarithm; log
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
pair; couple; contraposition
opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)
crisis response; emergency response
opposing pairs (of leaves)
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
diametrically opposed; antipodal
domestic; internal
problem handling; troubleshooting
theory of relativity; relativism
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
to go into opposition
evaluation on an absolute scale
election campaign strategy; election tactics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC
internal strife; internal struggle
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
surface-to-surface
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
relating to China
air-to-surface missile; ASM
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
feeling of antipathy (rivalry); antagonistic sentiment
arguing face to face
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
concerning China
election headquarters
pair; eyes
kanji compound formed of opposing elements; antonym; conversation (face-to-face)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
absolute coordinate; absolute address
feeling (sentiment) toward Japan
face-to-face lesson; face-to-face class
questioning accused and witness together
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
implementation under test; IUT
incompatible; unsupported
relationship of equality; (being) on an equal footing
countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
antiterrorist operation; counterterrorism operation
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
War on Terror (2001-)
clashing colors; clashing colours
absolute knowledge
correspondence theory (theory that a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the facts)
counter-intelligence
seven pairs; winning hand composed of seven pairs
being-for-others (philosophical term used by Hegel and Sartre); être-en-soi
absolute temperature; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
performance in return; quid pro quo
absolute (as opposed to relative) motion
table of logarithms; log table; log tables
measures against snow; snow control measures; snow countermeasures
corresponding version; supported version
pertaining to school
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
cost-effectiveness; price-performance ratio
complete support; full support
confrontation
concerning Taiwan; concerning the Republic of China
accusative case
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
counter-inflation measures
western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
vertical angles; vertically opposite angles
counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling
relations with America; relationship with America
policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)
subject of an investigation; object being examined
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
behavior (esp. in response to an emergency, medical situation, etc.)
anti-ballistic (missile)
perfect vacuum; absolute vacuum
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
opposing side; opposite camp; opposition
antipodes; antipode
Roe v. Wade (landmark United States Supreme Court decision disallowing many legal restrictions on abortion, 1973)
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
statement of opposition; opposition declaration
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
striking one's opponent while defending from their attack
absolutism (phil.)
feelings toward other people; sensitivity to other people's feelings; feelings one gives to other people through interpersonal relationships
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
specific (e.g. antibody)
trade with the United States
exports to Japan; exporting to Japan
pertaining to Europe; towards Europe
synapsis; involution
opposite side
interactive mode
thank you for the game
couplet (Chinese poetry); pair of hanging scrolls
foreign aid; international aid
anti-pollution measures
relative pitch; relative hearing
pair; couple; contraposition
relative change from last year
diagonalisation; diagonalization
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
human research subject; person who is being studied
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
opposition; equivalence; correspondence
common logarithm; base-10 logarithm
absolute (as opposed to relative) position
absolute respectful speech; absolute honorifics
measure against unemployment
all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair
all-terrain vehicle; ATV; quad bike
three-cornered competition
axis of symmetry; line of symmetry
alternative hypothesis
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
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)
log-normal distribution; lognormal distribution
opposing speech; rebuttal (in debate)
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?