JLPT N3Kanji compounds
反対
Readingはんたいhantai
- Meaning
- ある意見ややり方を良くないとして退け、抗うこと
- Explanation
- "反対（はんたい）" means to reject a certain opinion or way as not good and to resist it. It is used as in "計画に反対する" (to oppose a plan). The point is rejecting and resisting; it is the opposite word to "賛成（さんせい）" (agreement), which acknowledges something as good and supports it.
- Examples
- 計画に反対する
Original Japanese explanation
「反対（はんたい）」は、ある意見ややり方を良くないとして退け、抗うことです。「計画に反対する」のように使います。退けて抗う点が大切で、良いと認めて支持する「賛成（さんせい）」とは反対の言葉です。
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