Japanese symbol for “contrasting”

対比的

たいひてき

Romaji: taihiteki

contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive

In Japanese, contrasting is 対比的, read たいひてき (taihiteki).

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Meanings

adj-na contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive

Kanji and stroke order

対

vis-a-vis, opposite, even

on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い

7 strokes · JLPT 2

比

compare, race, ratio

on: ヒ
kun: くら.べる

4 strokes · JLPT 2

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
比較	ひかく hikaku	comparison
比べる	くらべる kuraberu	to compare; to make a comparison (between)
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.