対照

Japanese

Kanji in this term
対 照
たい
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
對照 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 対(たい) (tai, “place in opposition and compare”) + 照(しょう) (shō, “check one thing against another”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠iɕo̞ː]

Noun

対(たい)照(しょう) • (taishō) 

  1. contrast, comparison, antithesis
  2. control (as in an experiment)

Verb

対(たい)照(しょう)する • (taishō suru) suru (stem 対(たい)照(しょう)し (taishō shi), past 対(たい)照(しょう)した (taishō shita))

  1. to compare

Conjugation

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