対峙|たいじtaiji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstanding facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconfrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with
Conjugation
Dictionary form対峙する(たいじする)
Polite (masu)対峙します(たいじします)
Negative (nai)対峙しない(たいじしない)
polite (masen)対峙しません(たいじしません)
classical zu / nu対峙せず・対峙せぬ(たいじせず・たいじせぬ)
Past (ta)対峙した(たいじした)
polite (mashita)対峙しました(たいじしました)
Past negative (nakatta)対峙しなかった(たいじしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)対峙しませんでした(たいじしませんでした)
Te form対峙して(たいじして)
Potential対峙できる(たいじできる)
Passive対峙される(たいじされる)
Causative対峙させる(たいじさせる)
Causative passive対峙させられる(たいじさせられる)
Conditional (ba)対峙すれば(たいじすれば)
tara対峙したら(たいじしたら)
Volitional対峙しよう(たいじしよう)
polite (mashou)対峙しましょう(たいじしましょう)
Imperative対峙しろ(たいじしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related対決たいけつNeutralEmphasizes a head-on clash fought to a decisive result, as in 「直接対決」; 対峙 suggests a standoff where neither side yields.
  • Related対立たいりつNeutralCovers opposition between opinions or positions, as in 「意見の対立」; the clash is of views and need not be face-to-face.
  • Related対抗たいこうNeutralMeans contending with a rival to come out on top, as in 「対抗馬」; the focus is on competing to win rather than holding a standoff.

Use 「対峙」 when two sides stand facing each other, whether adversaries locked in a standoff, as in 「敵と対峙する」, or things simply standing opposite, as in 「山が対峙する」. Pick 「対決」 to decide a winner, 「対立」 for conflicting positions, 「対抗」 for rivalry.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 向かい合むかいあって立たつこと。
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