対戦|たいせんtaisen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle; fight; contest; match
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 対戦する（たいせんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 対戦します（たいせんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 対戦しない（たいせんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 対戦しません（たいせんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 対戦せず・対戦せぬ（たいせんせず・たいせんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 対戦した（たいせんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 対戦しました（たいせんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 対戦しなかった（たいせんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 対戦しませんでした（たいせんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 対戦して（たいせんして） |
| Potential | 対戦できる（たいせんできる） |
| Passive | 対戦される（たいせんされる） |
| Causative | 対戦させる（たいせんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 対戦させられる（たいせんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 対戦すれば（たいせんすれば） |
| tara | 対戦したら（たいせんしたら） |
| Volitional | 対戦しよう（たいせんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 対戦しましょう（たいせんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 対戦しろ（たいせんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym対抗たいこうNeutralRivalry or pitting yourself against the other side, as in 「クラス対抗」 or 「対抗意識」; the sides need not actually meet, while 「対戦」 is a direct match.
- Related敵対てきたいWrittenWritten/formal. Treating the other side as an enemy, as in 「敵対関係」; it carries hostility and need not be a contest, whereas 「対戦」 is simply about facing off.
- Related立ち向かうたちむかうNeutralA verb for confronting something head-on, often hardship or a strong opponent, as in 「困難に立ち向かう」; 「対戦」 usually means a match-up between sides.
- Related取り組むとりくむNeutralA verb for a bout, as in sumo, but more often for tackling a problem, as in 「課題に取り組む」; 「対戦」 is facing an opponent and never working on a task.
- Related試合しあいNeutralThe most general word for a rule-based sports or martial-arts match; 「対戦」 stresses whom you face, as in 「対戦相手」.
- Related競技きょうぎNeutralA rule-governed sport or competitive event, as in 「陸上競技」; the focus is the event itself rather than the opponent.
- Related競争きょうそうNeutralThe broadest term for vying over victory or superiority, in business, biology and beyond; the sides need not meet directly.
- Related勝負しょうぶNeutralDeciding a winner, as in 「真剣勝負」; the emphasis is on winning or losing, while 「対戦」 stresses the two sides facing each other.
- Related争いあらそいNeutralA contest or dispute, as in 「優勝争い」 or 「遺産争い」, even a quarrel; 「対戦」 is a head-to-head match, not a feud or squabble.
- Related戦いたたかいNeutralFighting or struggle, covering wars and abstract foes like 「病との戦い」; much broader in range than 「対戦」.
- Related合戦かっせんNeutralOriginally armies clashing in battle; now often a suffix for lively rivalry, as in 「歌合戦」. 「対戦」 is mostly matches and games.
- Related争奪そうだつNeutralScrambling to seize something, as in 「王座争奪戦」; the focus is the prize being fought over, not the two sides meeting.
- Related相対するあいたいするWrittenWritten/formal. The two sides face each other or stand in opposition, as in 「両軍が相対する」; they do not necessarily come to blows.
- Related競りせりNeutralBidding at an auction, as in 「魚の競り」, or scrambling over something; 「対戦」 is a full match between two sides.
- Antonym協力きょうりょくNeutralAntonym. Working together toward a shared goal, as in 「協力する」 — the opposite of facing each other in a contest.
- Antonym共闘きょうとうNeutralAntonym. Joining forces in a common struggle, as in 「野党共闘」 — the opposite of two sides squaring off as enemies.
Use 「対戦」 when two sides meet head-on in a match or game, as in 「対戦相手」 or 「対戦ゲーム」. For a match in general say 「試合」; for rivalry without a direct meeting, 「対抗」; for hostile opposition, 「敵対」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 相対して戦うこと。
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