タイtai

Common
Definitions
  1. nountie; necktie
  2. nountie; draw; tied score
  3. noun, musictie
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymドローNeutralLoanword for a draw; also means a lottery draw or drawing cards. Leans toward sports and gaming usage.
  • Synonym同点どうてんNeutralMeans the scores are equal; usable for a mid-game state or final standings, as in 「同点ゴール」「同点で優勝」. Focuses on the score itself.
  • Related分けわけNeutralMeans a draw, often in tallies of results such as 「1勝1分け」; seldom used alone—people usually say 「引き分け」.
  • Related引き分けひきわけNeutralA drawn match with no winner; the most common everyday word, with the focus on the result.
  • RelatedタイゲームNeutralLoanword for a game that ends in a draw; leans toward sports news and is used less often.
  • RelatedあいこCasualSaid of a no-winner result in rock-paper-scissors and the like; also means being even or quits, as in 「これでおあいこ」. Colloquial, whereas 「タイ」 leans toward sports.
  • Related5分ごふんNeutralRead 「ごふん」, this only means five minutes and has nothing to do with draws; it is not interchangeable with 「タイ」.
  • Related対スコアタイスコアNeutralRead 「タイスコア」; means both sides have the same score, with the focus on the score figures themselves.

When the score is tied you can use the loanword 「タイ」, which also means necktie; for a drawn result say 「引き分け」, for a level score say 「同点」, and for a rock-paper-scissors tie say 「あいこ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ネクタイ。
  2. 同点どうてん。
  3. 楽譜がくふ上じょう、音符おんぷを結合けつごうしてひとつの音おととして取り扱とりあつかうべきことを表あらわす記号きごう。

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