Japanese symbol for “confronting”
対戦
たいせん
Romaji: taisen
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting
In Japanese, confronting is 対戦, read たいせん (taisen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “confronting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対面 | たいめん taimen | facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting |
| 相対 | そうたい soutai | facing (e.g. a problem); confronting |
| 際会 | さいかい saikai | meeting; facing; confronting |
| アタック | アタック atakku | attack (on a difficult task); tackling; confronting |
| 正視 | せいし seishi | looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); confronting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 対象 | たいしょう taishou | target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.) |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step; countermeasure |
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
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