Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 対たい 等とう に 話はな す to talk with someone as equals
He speaks to his boss as an equal.
対たい 等とう な 関かん 係けい を 築きず く to build an equal relationship
The two companies built a relationship of equals.
対たい 等とう の 立たち 場ば で 交こう 渉しょう する to negotiate on equal footing
The two countries negotiated on equal footing.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 対たい 等とう に 扱あつか う to treat someone as an equal
She treats her subordinates as equals.
Kanji 対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) Related words· 6 同等 means equivalent in value, quality, or degree (often of things), while 対等 focuses on equal status or rank between parties.
平等 stresses fairness and equal rights in a broad social or moral sense, whereas 対等 refers to equal standing within a specific relationship or comparison.
同格 emphasizes having the same rank or grammatical status, while 対等 is broader and often used for relationships between people or organizations.
対等 is the explicit, everyday word for being on equal terms, while 対 alone rarely conveys equality except inside fixed expressions or compounds.
Show 2 more Show fewer 対等 describes people or parties being on equal footing or status, whereas 匹敵 compares ability, quality, or scale, as in 実力が匹敵する .
対等 describes an equal standing or relationship, such as between partners or negotiators, while 互角 describes evenly matched strength in a competition.
Don't confuse with 対等 (also read たいとう ) means 'equal, on par', a completely different meaning from 台頭 's 'rise to prominence', so context is needed to tell them apart when heard.
Etymology Compound of 対 (tai, 'opposite; pair') and 等 (tō, 'equal; class'). The combination conveys the idea of being on the same level or rank.
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