はんたい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary
Pitch accent
は
んたい
Composed of
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
opposite side; opposition
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
opposite direction
Examples (128 in total)
I told you I was against it.
I'm against it.
I knew you were against it.
I'm against the death penalty.
Everyone is against me.
I completely disagree with this.
No, I don't agree.
The opposite of "heavy" is "light."
I am against the war, of course.
"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
I will not object to your plan.
The opposite of peace is war.
Do you object to smoking?
The Catholic Church is opposed to divorce.
The people at large are against war.
I don't agree with violation of human rights.
We stand against free trade.
What makes you think that I'm against that?
I object to going there.
I am completely against it.
His opposition was more violent than I had bargained for.
My father objected to our marriage.
Do you object to my idea?
They went against my wishes.
Does anyone oppose the new plan?
Waking up is the opposite of going to sleep.
He has no basis for his opposition.
Are you for or against this?
I'm sorry, but I'm against this project.
We are against working on Sundays.
Cry out against injustice!
In fact, the opposite is more likely to occur.
My point of view is contrary to yours.
The committee voted against the proposition.
The general opinion is against the war.
Jane opposed our decision.
We laughed at their opposition.
Most Japanese opposed a tax increase.
Actually, I disagree with you.
He will object to your going abroad.
They opposed Darwin's theory of evolution.
All civilized countries are against war.
He objected to the opinion of his manager.
Are you for or against abortions?
I'm opposed to what he said.
He went in the opposite direction from us.
Anyway, I disagree with your opinion.
There is certain to be some opposition to your suggestion.
The very opposite is the truth.
I object to being treated like that.
The girls objected to our plan.
They all objected to his proposal.
Not all the students are against the plan.
Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless.
The committee are all against it.
The British government is against the plan.
People in general are against the new law.
I want to study abroad, even if my parents are against it.
The plan met with opposition from the inhabitants.
Nobody argued against choosing him as chairman.
The student body is opposed to the new rules.
All the clergy are against the new law.
The mass of people are against the plan.
If Tom wants to stay, I have no objection.
Tom is against hiring Mary.
I thought it was going to clear up. On the contrary, it began to rain.
There was much argument against the bill.
I want to oppose such a foolish plan.
Those present were all against the plan.
Most people in the village objected to the plan.
My parents objected to my traveling alone, saying it would be dangerous.
The trend of public opinion is against corporal punishment.
As far as I am concerned, I am not against your opinion.
Many consumers rose up against the consumption tax.
Catholics are against birth control.
He said nothing to the contrary.
We objected, but she went out anyway.
Not all of us are against her idea.
Not all of us are against his idea.
I objected to being treated like a child.
Not only your father but also I am against your plan.
My sister married him in spite of our objections.
You have no right to oppose our plan.
He is opposed to carrying out the new plan.
We oppose the government on this matter.
So far as I am concerned, I am not against his plan.
He objected to my going out yesterday.
My parents are opposed to my sister marrying a foreigner.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
He tends to get angry when people oppose him.
They carried on with the plan in spite of strong objections to it.
Everyone opposed it, but Sally and Bob got married all the same.
This is quite contrary to what I want.
Every one opposed it, but Mary and John got married all the same.
People are crying out against the new tax.
What he said was to the contrary.
The students demonstrated against the new government.
Almost all the workers objected to working at night.
My mother objected to my going to the Middle East.
I objected to paying the bill.
Your mother will probably object to your climbing the mountain.
They demonstrated against the raising of the tuition fees.
I'm going to go through with it in spite of her opposition.
I'm against people driving big cars.
I had a contrary opinion to the plan.
The villagers petitioned against the nuclear power plant.
Attempts to redraw voting districts have hit a wall of opposition.
A great many people were opposed to gene therapy in terms of ethics.
In ethical terms, a great many people are opposed to gene therapy.
We opposed his plan to build a new road.
The present housing policy is likely to come up against considerable opposition.
I wouldn't object if you wanted to go with her.
I object to her going there alone.
I supported her even against my father.
My parents objected to my going there alone.
In my personal opinion I am against the plan.
Father objected to my going to the mountain alone.
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
I object to you going to Europe alone.
He begged me not to object to his plan.
He made it clear that he was against the plan.
They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary.
I proposed the plan to my classmates, some of whom were against it.
Four-fifths of all the members were against the plan.
I will carry out the plan in spite of all opposition.
Everyone believes his story since there is no evidence to the contrary.
Mariko's parents are strongly opposed to her marrying an American.
The bill was passed by a majority, although the Socialist Party was strongly opposed to it.