Word Meaning 対立

たいりつ tairitsu

対立 is read as たいりつ (tairitsu) and means confrontation.

Meaning

English

  1. confrontation
  2. opposition
  3. antagonism

Reading

Kana

たいりつ

Romaji

tairitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 協調 Rank 1729 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

内部対立

ないぶたいりつ

internal strife

対立教皇

たいりつきょうこう

antipope

対立遺伝子

たいりついでんし

allele

対立仮説

たいりつかせつ

alternative hypothesis

宗教対立

しゅうきょうたいりつ

religious opposition

孤立電子対

こりつでんしつい

lone pair (of electrons)

対日

たいにち

toward Japan

対話

たいわ

dialogue

対決

たいけつ

confrontation

対談

たいだん

talk

対面

たいめ

meeting face-to-face

対処

たいしょ

dealing with

Example Sentences

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He's always at odds with his boss.

The two countries are antagonistic to each other.

Valencia is a much fitter candidate for student body president than her competitors.

When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.

In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.