Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 対話する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 対たい 話わ する 対たい 話わ しない Polite 対たい 話わ します 対たい 話わ しません Past polite 対たい 話わ しました 対たい 話わ しませんでした Past 対たい 話わ した 対たい 話わ しなかった Te-form 対たい 話わ して 対たい 話わ しないで Desire 対たい 話わ したい 対たい 話わ したくない Potential 対たい 話わ できる 対たい 話わ できない Passive 対たい 話わ される 対たい 話わ されない Causative 対たい 話わ させる 対たい 話わ させない Causative passive 対たい 話わ させられる 対たい 話わ させられない Volitional 対たい 話わ しよう Polite volitional 対たい 話わ しましょう Imperative 対たい 話わ しろ 対たい 話わ するな Conditional 対たい 話わ すれば 対たい 話わ しなければ Tara conditional 対たい 話わ したら 対たい 話わ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 対たい 話わ する to have a dialogue/conversation with someone
I want to create opportunities to have dialogue with citizens.
対たい 話わ を 重かさ ねる to repeat/build up dialogue over time
The two countries built trust through repeated dialogue.
対たい 話わ の 場ば を 設もう ける to set up a forum/opportunity for dialogue
The government set up a forum for dialogue with residents.
対たい 話わ が 成せい 立りつ する for a dialogue to be established/take place successfully
At last, dialogue between both sides was established.
Kanji 対 vis-a-vis, opposite, even Related words· 6 会話 is everyday casual conversation, while 対話 implies a more purposeful or structured exchange of ideas, often between two specific parties or groups.
話し合い is a practical discussion aimed at reaching agreement or resolving something, whereas 対話 emphasizes mutual understanding through exchange of viewpoints.
議論 suggests debate or argument with differing opinions being defended, while 対話 focuses on open, cooperative exchange rather than persuasion.
対話 is a broader word for dialogue or exchange of ideas that need not be between only two people or public, while 対談 specifically means a face-to-face, often published or broadcast talk between two people.
Show 2 more Show fewer 対話 stresses a two-way exchange aimed at mutual understanding, whereas 談話 can refer to a one-sided or general talk.
対話 emphasizes mutual dialogue or conversation between two parties, whereas 問答 highlights the question-and-answer structure of the exchange.
Don't confuse with 電話 (telephone/phone call) sounds similar to 対話 and shares the kanji 話 , but it refers to a phone device or call, not a face-to-face exchange of ideas.
対応 (response, handling, correspondence) shares the kanji 対 with 対話 but means dealing with or matching something, not engaging in conversation.
Word family· 12 dialogue form; conversational style
interactive
interactive; dialogue-style
interactive
interlocutor; conversation partner
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Etymology From 対 (たい , 'facing, opposite') and 話 (わ , 'talk, story'), literally 'facing talk', referring to a dialogue or exchange between parties.
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