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Kanji Detail for 對 - "face, respond, pair, partner, align"
對
- Meaning
對 means "face, respond, pair, partner, align."
Face - To confront; to face each other.
Respond - To answer; to reciprocate.
Pair - Two things forming a set.
Partner - A companion; a spouse.
Align - To match; to be balanced.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
correct; right; facing; opposed
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
correct, right; facing, opposed
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
correct, right; facing, opposed
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To answer; to respond. Such as 對策, meaning answering what was asked. Also, handling something is called 對付. | To face; to echo. Such as 對眾宣言, 相對無言. Face-to-face questioning in court is called 對質. | A pair. Colloquially, things that match are called 一對. Hence couplets are called 對. | To match. Things not matching logic are called 不對. | To verify is called 對. Such as 校對.
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