How to say opposite in Japanese

裏腹☆【うらはらurahara】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • opposite; reverse; contrary

Example Sentences

そうsou言いiiながらnagara、俺oreはha真逆のmagyakuno行動koudouにni出たdeta。
Saying which, I did the opposite.
例えばtatoeba、「喜びyorokobi」のno反対語hantaigoはha「悲しみkanashimi」ですdesu。
For instance, "delight" is the opposite of "sorrow."
平和heiwaのno反対hantaiはha戦争sensouであるdearu。
The opposite of peace is war.
彼等のkarerano家ieはhaバス停basuteiのnoちょうどchoudo向こう側mukougawaにniありますarimasu。
Their house is just opposite the bus stop.
彼女kanojoはha異性iseiのno前maeでdeはha非常にhijouni恥ずかしがるhazukashigaru。
She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.

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