N31509/1669
対
nounnoun (generic)counter
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Meanings
- pair, couple, set
- antithesis
- counter for items that come in pairs
- counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
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Example sentences
この手袋は対になっています。
These gloves come as a pair.
箸は対で使うものです。
Chopsticks are something used as a set (pair).
この屏風は対になっていて、とても美しい。
These folding screens form a pair and are very beautiful.
彼女は対になったイヤリングを片方なくしてしまった。
She lost one of a pair of earrings.
この花瓶は一対で販売されており、一対での購入はできません。
These vases are sold as a set of two and cannot be purchased individually.
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