# 対

| 対 | U+5BFE, &#23550; 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 0440$_0$, composition ⿰文寸)

#### Derived characters

* 𠲝, 𢙪, 𢬭, 𪶊, 𨒻, 𬗔, 𧻐, 𩛜, 𣋇, 𫴬, 𬁏, 𬩛, 𢇉, 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

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 対 |
| Kyūjitai | 對 |

### Glyph origin

Simplified from 對 (⿱业𦍌 → 文).

### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 對)
* facing, opposed
* pair, duo, dyad

#### Readings

* Go-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: たい (tai, Jōyō)
* Tō-on: つい (tsui, Jōyō)
* Kun: あいて (aite, 対)、こたえる (kotaeru, 対える)、そろい (soroi, 対い)、つれあい (tsureai, 対い)、ならぶ (narabu, 対ぶ)、むかう (mukau, 対かう)
* 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”)
* 対消滅(ついしょうめつ) (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 –)
* IPA: [ta̠i]

#### Conjunction

対(たい) • (tai)
* versus
    Synonym: バーサス (bāsasu)

##### Derived terms

* 対応(たいおう) (taiō)
* 対外(たいがい) (taigai)
* 対角(たいかく) (taikaku)
* 対格(たいかく) (taikaku)
* 対岸(たいがん) (taigan)
* 対局(たいきょく) (taikyoku)
* 対空(たいくう) (taikū)
* 対決(たいけつ) (taiketsu)
* 対(たい)語(ご) (taigo)
* 対向(たいこう) (taikō)
* 対抗(たいこう) (taikō)
* 対策(たいさく) (taisaku)
* 対(たい)峙(じ) (taiji)
* 対処(たいしょ) (taisho)
* 対称(たいしょう) (taishō)
* 対象(たいしょう) (taishō)
* 対照(たいしょう) (taishō)
* 対症(たいしょう) (taishō)
* 対数(たいすう) (taisū)
* 対戦(たいせん) (taisen)
* 対談(たいだん) (taidan)
* 対等(たいとう) (taitō)
* 対(たい)比(ひ) (taihi)
* 対辺(たいへん) (taihen)
* 対面(たいめん) (taimen), 対(たい)面(め) (taime)
* 対(たい)話(わ) (taiwa)
* 対立(たいりつ) (tairitsu)
* 対流(たいりゅう) (tairyū)
* 相対(あいたい) (aitai)
* 応対(おうたい) (ōtai)
* 国対(こくたい) (kokutai)
* 失対(しったい) (shittai)
* 絶対(ぜったい) (zettai)
* 相対(そうたい) (sōtai)
* 敵対(てきたい) (tekitai)
* 反対(はんたい) (hantai)
* 対称(たいしょう)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: [t͡sɨi]

#### Counter

対(つい) • (-tsui)
* items that come in pairs
* sets of furniture etc.

##### Derived terms

* 一対(いっつい) (ittsui)
* 双対(そうつい) (sōtsui)
* 塩(えん)基(き)対(つい) (enkitsui)
* 熱電対(ねつでんつい) (netsudentsui)

#### Noun

対(つい) • (tsui)
* pair
    対(つい)を作(つく)る
       tsui o tsukuru
       to form a pair

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

対 (eumhun 대답할 대 (daedaphal dae))
* hanja form of 대 (“Alternative form of 對”)

### References

* Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

対: Hán Việt readings: đối
対: Nôm readings: đổi, đối, đói, đuổi
* Alternative form of 對

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 Nguyễn et al. (2009).