{"id":5201,"date":"2016-12-24T12:42:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T12:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2018-07-24T13:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T13:24:53","slug":"japanese-words-formed-by-antonyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/japanese-words-formed-by-antonyms\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Words Formed by Antonyms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In this lesson I would like to share some interesting Japanese words. Here is a list of 8 Japanese words and phrases that are formed by two antonyms.<\/p>\n

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\u8868\u3068\u88cf (\u304a\u3082\u3066\u3068\u3046\u3089 omote to ura) \u00a0two sides of\u00a0the same coin<\/b><\/p>\n

\u3069\u3093\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3082\u8868\u3068\u88cf\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/span>Donna koto ni mo\u00a0omote to ura ga aru mono desu ne.<\/em> Everything has two sides, isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u904e\u53bb\u3068\u672a\u6765 (\u304b\u3053\u3068\u307f\u3089\u3044 <\/b>Kako to mirai) <\/b>\u00a0the past and the future <\/b><\/p>\n

\u624b\u5143\u3092\u898b\u308c\u3070\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u904e\u53bb\u3068\u672a\u6765\u304c\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span>Temoto o mireba, anata no kako to mirai ga hakkiri wakarimasu.<\/em> If I take a look at the lines on \u00a0your palms, I can\u00a0clearly understand your past and future.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u767d\u9ed2 (\u3057\u308d\u304f\u308d shirokuro) \u00a0whether something is right or wrong<\/b><\/p>\n

\u5f7c\u304c\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u304b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u304b\u3001\u88c1\u5224\u3067\u767d\u9ed2\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span>Kare ga tadash\u012b ka, anata ga tadash\u012b ka, saiban de shirokuro tsukemasu.<\/em> The hearing will conclude whether you are correct or he is correct.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u4e0a\u4e0b (\u3058\u3087\u3046\u3052 \u00a0j<\/b>\u014d<\/b>ge) \u00a0up and down or high and low<\/b><\/p>\n

\u3053\u306e\u4f1a\u793e\u306f\u4e0a\u4e0b\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u53b3\u3057\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30de\u30ca\u30fc\u306b\u6c17\u3092\u4ed8\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/span>Kono kaisha wa j\u014dge kankei ni kibish\u012b node, man\u0101 ni ki o tsukete kudasai.<\/em> This company follows a strict hierarchy, so please mind your manners.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u524d\u5f8c (\u305c\u3093\u3054 zengo)\u00a0 approximately or about<\/b><\/p>\n

\u96fb\u5b50\u88fd\u54c1\u306e\u5024\u6bb5\u304c\u305a\u3044\u3076\u3093\u6e1b\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u306a\u3089\uff12\u4e07\u5186\u524d\u5f8c\u3067\u8cb7\u3048\u308b\u3002<\/span>Denshi seihin no nedan ga zuibun hette, sono pasokon nara 2 man-en zengo de kaeru.<\/em>\u00a0Since the prices of electronic goods have come down considerably,\u00a0that computer\u00a0will cost you about\u00a020,000 yen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u5929\u3068\u5730 (\u3066\u3093\u3068\u3061 ten to chi)\u00a0 poles apart<\/b><\/p>\n

\u3053\u306e\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u70b9\u6570\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u5c06\u6765\u306e\u751f\u6d3b\u306b\u5929\u3068\u5730\u307b\u3069\u306e\u5dee\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span>Kono tesuto no tens\u016b ni yori, sh\u014drai no seikatsu ni ten to\u00a0chi hodo no sa ga arimasu.<\/em>\u00a0My future largely depends on the test scores.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u53f3\u5f80\u5de6\u5f80 (\u3046\u304a\u3046\u3055\u304a\u3046\u00a0<\/b>u\u014dsa\u014d) <\/b>\u00a0to be confused<\/b><\/p>\n

\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u3092\u4f7f\u3046\u306e\u304c\u521d\u3081\u3066\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u4f55\u3082\u308f\u304b\u3089\u305a\u306b\u53f3\u5f80\u5de6\u5f80\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/span>Pasokon o tsukau no ga hajimetedakara, nani mo wakarazu ni u\u014dsa\u014d o shite shimaimashita.<\/em> Since I am using a computer for the first time, I am not sure what to do with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u660e\u6697 (\u3081\u3044\u3042\u3093 meian) \u00a0good side vs\u00a0bad side or <\/b>success vs\u00a0failure<\/b><\/p>\n

\u53cc\u5b50\u306e\u59c9\u306e\u307b\u3046\u3068\u7d50\u5a5a\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u5c06\u6765\u306e\u660e\u6697\u3092\u5206\u3051\u305f\u3002Futago no ane no h\u014d to kekkon shita koto ga, kare no sh\u014drai no meian o waketa. His future was decided by the fact that he was married to the elder twin sister.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this lesson I would like to share some interesting Japanese words. Here is a list of 8 Japanese words and phrases that are formed by two antonyms.   \u8868\u3068\u88cf (\u304a\u3082\u3066\u3068\u3046\u3089 omote to ura) \u00a0two sides of\u00a0the same coin \u3069\u3093\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3082\u8868\u3068\u88cf\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002Donna koto ni mo\u00a0omote to ura ga aru mono desu ne. Everything has two sides…<\/p>\n

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