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対照 (たいしょう): contrast, antithesis, comparison — Japanese vocabulary

対照 is read たいしょう and means "contrast, antithesis, comparison". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

対照

Reading
たいしょう · taishou
Translation
contrast, antithesis, comparison
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
たいしょうが

Example

赤は青と美しい対照をなす。

あかはあおとうつくしいたいしょうをなす。

Red contrasts well with blue.

Kanji in this word

  • 対 — oppose, versus
  • 照 — Illuminate, Shine, Compare

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