also: たいご
kanji compound of opposing elements
Refers to a two-character compound where the characters have opposite meanings, such as 大小 (big-small) or 男女 (man-woman). A linguistic term.
"大小" is an example of a kanji compound formed of opposing elements.
A word that means the opposite of another word. Synonymous with 対義語 (たいぎご), which is more common in modern Japanese.
See also: 対義語
face-to-face conversation
Only with reading たいご
Used only with the reading たいご. Refers to a direct, in-person conversation.
We need to discuss this issue in a face-to-face conversation.
The antonym of "高い" is "低い".
Standard kanji form for the antonym and opposing-element senses. The reading ついご is the most common.
Alternate reading used specifically for the 'face-to-face conversation' sense.
Compound of 対 (opposite, pair) and 語 (word, language). The reading ついご uses the on'yomi of both characters; たいご is an alternative on'yomi reading for the first character.