What does 対等 in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 対等 in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 対等 in Japanese.

The word 対等 in Japanese means even, 同等、対等, 同等、等しい、相等しい、互角、対等、匹敵. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word 対等

even

同等、対等

(counterpart) (人・物)

彼らには他の事務所のように彼と同等の人がいないと思う。
I don't think they have his like in any other firm.

同等、等しい、相等しい、互角、対等、匹敵

(equal)

彼は自分が知ってる一番優しい人だ。私は同等の人に会った事がない。
He is the kindest man I know. I have never met his like.

Let's learn Japanese

So now that you know more about the meaning of 対等 in Japanese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Japanese.

Do you know about Japanese

Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.