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対立 (たいりつ): confrontation, opposition, antagonism — Japanese vocabulary

対立 is read たいりつ and means "confrontation, opposition, antagonism". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

対立

Reading
たいりつ · tairitsu
Translation
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
たいりつが

Example

彼はその選挙で対立候補を破った。

かれはそのせんきょでたいりつこうほをやぶった。

He defeated his opponent in the election.

Kanji in this word

  • 対 — oppose, versus
  • 立 — stand

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