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連対 (れんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

連れん対たい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

finish in the top two; place first or second

Used in competitive contexts (sports, games, races) to describe finishing within the top two positions. Often used as a noun or with する.

彼かれは今いまシーズン、すべてのレースで連れん対たいした。
He finished in the top two in every race this season.
連れん対たいを果はたせば、次つぎの大たい会かい

に

出しゅつ

場じょう

できる

。

If you finish in the top two, you can participate in the next tournament.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
対vis-a-vis, opposite, even

Similar words

優ゆう勝しょう
優勝 means winning first place or a championship, while 連対 specifically means finishing within the top two.
入にゅう賞しょう
入賞 generally means placing within a prize-winning rank (often top three or more), whereas 連対 is strictly limited to the top two.

Etymology

Compound of 連 (れん, 'in succession, linking') and 対 (たい, 'pair, versus'), referring to being among the top pair of finishers. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern competitive contexts.