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対比

たいひ

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison

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Examples

  1. 二つの案を対比してみよう。

    ふたつのあんをたいひしてみよう。

    Let's set the two proposals side by side.

  2. 空と山の対比が鮮烈だ。

    そらとやまのたいひがせんれつだ。

    The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.

  3. 明暗の対比が美しい写真だ。

    めいあんのたいひがうつくしいしゃしんだ。

    It is a photograph with a beautiful contrast of light and dark.

  4. 両国の制度を対比することで問題点が見えてくる。

    りょうこくのせいどをたいひすることでもんだいてんがみえてくる。

    Setting the two countries' systems against each other brings the problems into view.

Common patterns

明暗の対比
the contrast of light and dark
対比を成す
to form a contrast
〜と対比する
to contrast with ...

Memory tip

Putting two things side by side so their difference stands out. 比較 is neutral comparison (which is bigger, cheaper); 対照 is very close to 対比 but stresses that the contrast is striking — and 対照 is not the same word as 対象 (object) or 対称 (symmetry).

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