対立|たいりつtairitsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
    そのヤクザ達たちは対立たいりつするヤクザの親分おやぶんを暗殺あんさつする計画けいかくの仲間なかまに彼かれを入いれた。↗
    The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
Conjugation
Dictionary form対立する(たいりつする)
Polite (masu)対立します(たいりつします)
Negative (nai)対立しない(たいりつしない)
polite (masen)対立しません(たいりつしません)
classical zu / nu対立せず・対立せぬ(たいりつせず・たいりつせぬ)
Past (ta)対立した(たいりつした)
polite (mashita)対立しました(たいりつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)対立しなかった(たいりつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)対立しませんでした(たいりつしませんでした)
Te form対立して(たいりつして)
Potential対立できる(たいりつできる)
Passive対立される(たいりつされる)
Causative対立させる(たいりつさせる)
Causative passive対立させられる(たいりつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)対立すれば(たいりつすれば)
tara対立したら(たいりつしたら)
Volitional対立しよう(たいりつしよう)
polite (mashou)対立しましょう(たいりつしましょう)
Imperative対立しろ(たいりつしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym対抗たいこうNeutralRivalry aimed at beating the other, as in 「対抗馬」 or 「対抗策」; 「対立」 is about opposed stances neither side yields on, 「対抗」 about competing to win.
  • Synonym敵対てきたいNeutralHostility toward the other side as an enemy, as in 「敵対関係」; the enmity runs stronger than in 「対立」.
  • Synonym確執かくしつWrittenWritten word for the discord and resentment that builds when each side clings to its own view and yields nothing, as in 「親子の確執」.
  • Related反目はんもくWrittenWritten word for parties falling out and turning hostile, as in 「両家が反目する」; the emphasis is on emotional enmity.
  • Related対決たいけつNeutralA head-on showdown, as in 「頂上対決」; the emphasis is on deciding a winner.
  • Related対峙たいじWrittenWritten word for two sides squared off face to face in a standoff, as in 「両軍が対峙する」.
  • Related食い違いくいちがいNeutralDiscrepancy between statements or opinions, as in 「証言の食い違い」; about views failing to match rather than parties in conflict.
  • Related相違そういNeutralA difference, as in 「見解の相違」; a fairly objective way to state that views differ.
  • Related反対はんたいNeutralOpposition in the sense of disapproval, as in 「計画に反対する」; the emphasis is on being against something.
  • Related論争ろんそうNeutralA dispute or controversy fought out through argument, as in 「論争になる」.
  • Related論戦ろんせんWrittenWritten word for a battle of words, used mostly in parliamentary and electoral contexts.
  • Related口論こうろんNeutralA quarrel or row, as in 「口論になる」; a heated verbal fight.
  • Related舌戦ぜっせんWrittenWritten word for a war of words, as in 「激しい舌戦」; used mainly for elections and debates.
  • Related不同意ふどういWrittenWritten word for disagreement or dissent, mostly in formal records.
  • Related諍いいさかいWrittenWritten word for a quarrel or falling-out, as in 「家庭内の諍い」.
  • Related争議そうぎNeutralMostly used for labor disputes, as in 「労働争議」.
  • Related争論そうろんWrittenWritten word for arguing or disputing, but rare; in everyday speech 「言い争い」 is the usual word.
  • Related不一致ふいっちNeutralLack of agreement, as in 「意見の不一致」; an objective way to say views do not match.
  • Related言い合いいいあいCasualColloquial word for a verbal spat or quarrel, as in 「言い合いになる」.
  • Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralAntonym: cooperation and coordination, the opposite of 「対立」.
  • Antonym調和ちょうわNeutralAntonym: harmony, the opposite of 「対立」.

Use 「対立」 when two sides hold opposing stances and neither will give way, as in 「意見が対立する」. Choose 「対抗」 for rivalry aimed at winning, 「対決」 for a head-on showdown that settles victory, 「敵対」 when hostility is stronger, 「確執」 for the lingering discord of entrenched positions, and 「食い違い」 for statements or views that simply do not match. The opposite of 「対立」 is 「協調」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 二ふたつの反対はんたいの立場たちばにある存在そんざいが、互たがいに譲ゆずらないこと。
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