ハンディキャップhandikyappu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounhandicap
- 1.SynonymハンデNeutralShort form of 「ハンディキャップ」, common in speech, with the same meaning, as in 「ハンデをつける」.
- 2.Antonym有利ゆうりNeutralMeans being in an advantageous position; the opposite of 「ハンディキャップ」 as an unfavorable condition.
- 3.
Use 「ハンディキャップ」 for a handicap imposed in a contest or for any unfavorable condition, in sport or in life; 「ハンデ」 is its colloquial short form. For physical disability, 「障がい」 is now the usual word. 「有利」 and 「アドバンテージ」 are its opposites, meaning advantage.
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