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    3. 正反対

    正反対

    正せい反はん対たい

    exactly the opposite (of)

    KMT7News #20+1Noun, Particle, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    せいはんたい

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    exactly the opposite (of), completely opposite, quite contrary

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    彼かれの意い見けんは私わたしのと正せい反はん対たいです。

    His opinion is exactly the opposite of mine.

    KMT5Daily Life
    二ふた人りの性せい格かくは正せい反はん対たいだが、とても仲なかが良よい。

    Their personalities are completely opposite, but they get along very well.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    理り論ろんと実じっ践せんは、しばしば正せい反はん対たいの側そく面めんを持もつ。

    Theory and practice often have completely opposite aspects.

    KMT8Science & MathEducation
    期き待たいしていた結けっ果かと正せい反はん対たいの状じょう況きょうに、彼かれは落らく胆たんした。

    He was disappointed by a situation completely opposite to what he had expected.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    その政せい策さくは、当とう初しょの目もく的てきとは正せい反はん対たいの結けっ果かをもたらした。

    That policy brought about results completely opposite to its initial objective.

    KMT8Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    反
    そ.る・そ.らす・かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(6)
    anti-
    対
    あいて・こた.える・そろ.い・つれあ.い・なら.ぶ・むか.う…(3)
    vis-a-vis・opposite・even・equal・versus…(2)
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