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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

対たい照しょう

taishou

contrast

Example sentences

  1. この本ほんで筆者ひっしゃは日本にっぽんとアメリカを対照たいしょうさせている。

    In this book, the writer contrasts Japan with America.

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  2. 赤あかは青あおと美うつくしい対照たいしょうをなす。

    Red contrasts well with blue.

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  3. その二ふたつの考かんがえの対照たいしょうは非常ひじょうに際立きわだっている。

    The contrast between the two ideas is very marked.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 対照

  • 対vis-a-vis; oppositeOnタイ・ツイKunあいて・こたえる・そろい
  • 照illuminate; shineOnショウKunてる・てらす・てれる

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