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What does 対 (つい, tsui) mean?

対 (つい, tsui) means pair, couple.

Quick facts
Readingつい
Romajitsui
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsui

pair, couple

  1. 1noun pair; couple; set
  2. 2noun antithesis
  3. 3counter counter for items that come in pairs
  4. 4counter counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I bought this vase as a pair.

  • I gave a matching pair of cups as a gift.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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