対つい語ご

noun

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.

See also: 大小 · 男女 (だんじょ)

• 「大だい小しょう」は対つい語ごの一いち例れいです。

  "大小" is an example of a kanji compound formed of opposing elements.

noun

antonym

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

• 「高たかい」の対つい語ごは「低ひくい」です。

  The antonym of "高い" is "低い".

noun

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.

• この問もん題だいは対たい語ごで話はなし合あう必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to discuss this issue in a face-to-face conversation.