Memory phrase for the Kanji: 対

対

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Meaning opposite, versus, pair

Pronunciation

TAI, TSUI

Explanation

Left: text/writing 文 (A folding table 文 for writing a text.), right: skillful hand 寸.

Mnemonic
 
A writing of a skillful hand against this pair.

Radicals

文 textLooks like a folding table, at which you can write your text.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

絶対 ぜったい  absolute, unconditional, absoluteness
対称 たいしょう  symmetry
対処 たいしょ  deal with (a question), cope
相対 そうたい  relative
応対 おうたい  receiving, dealing with
対面 たいめん  interview, meeting
対象 たいしょう  target, object (of worship, study, etc)
対談 たいだん  talk, dialogue, conversation
対話 たいわ  interactive, interaction, conversation, dialogue

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