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対句 (ついく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

対つい句く

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Meanings

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noun

couplet; antithetical phrase

Refers to a pair of phrases or lines that are parallel or contrasting in structure and meaning, often used in poetry or rhetoric.

漢かん詩しでは対つい句くがよく使つかわれる。
Couplets are often used in Chinese poetry.
この文ぶん章しょうには美うつくしい対つい句くが含ふくまれている。
This passage contains a beautiful antithetical phrase.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
句phrase, clause, sentence

Similar words

対たい比ひ
対比 is a broader term for contrast or comparison, while 対句 specifically refers to a pair of lines or phrases with parallel or contrasting structure.

Etymology

From 対 (pair, opposite) and 句 (phrase, clause). The term is used in classical Chinese poetry and rhetoric to describe a pair of lines that are structurally parallel or antithetical.