How to say "versus" in Japanese

• 対たいJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers the versus/against sense: setting one side against another, as in a match or comparison stated in running text. It is the common word, so this is usually the one you want for 'A versus B'.
  今日きょう早稲田わせだ対たい慶応けいおうの試合しあいがある。↗

  There is going to be a game between Waseda and Keio today.
• ＶＳブイ・エス
  unclassifiedThis is the abbreviation versus/vs./v. itself, written as a symbol. It is less common, and it seldom replaces 対 in ordinary sentences; use it mainly when you mean the abbreviated form 'vs.' as written.

Use 対 when stating which side is matched against which (A versus B); ＶＳ simply spells out the abbreviation versus/vs., so reach for it mainly when the abbreviated form itself is intended.

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• 対たいversus
• ＶＳブイ・エスversus