Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 対等(たいとう) in Japanese

対等
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
たいとう
Romaji
taitō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence
    Example sentence
    日本ビジネスマン対等要求しています Japanese businessmen are calling for a level playing field.
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    equivalent; equal
    Example sentence
    対等条件契約結びたい思った They wanted to negotiate the contract on equal terms.

Examples of 対等, たいとう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ひと.しい, など, -ら

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

On'Yomi: タイ, ツイ

Kun'Yomi: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う

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