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対抗: opposition; antagonism | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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対抗

JLPT N2Vocabulary

対抗(たいこう)

たいこう

opposition; antagonism

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Reading and meaning

Reading: たいこう
Romaji: taikou
Meaning: opposition; antagonism
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

私(わたし)たちは強(つよ)い相手(あいて)に対抗(たいこう)するため、毎日練習(まいにちれんしゅう)している。
We practice every day in order to compete against strong opponents.
彼(かれ)はライバルに対抗(たいこう)して新(あたら)しい店(みせ)を開(ひら)いた。
He opened a new shop to compete with his rival.
政府(せいふ)は相手国(あいてこく)の輸入制限(ゆ)に対抗(ゅうせいげんにたいこう)する措置(そち)

Kanji in this lesson

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compareJLPT N4 抗confront, resist, defy, opposeJLPT N3

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取(と)

った。

The government took measures to counter the other country's import restrictions.

新製品(しんせいひん)は海外(かいがい)ブランドに対抗(たいこう)できる品質(ひんしつ)を備(そな)えている。

The new product has the quality to compete with overseas brands.