一対(いっつい)

いっつい
noun, counter
one pair, a pair
quantity
1. one pair, a pair, a matched set of two
A set of two items that go together or are designed as a matching pair.
一対(いっつい)の花瓶(かびん)を飾(かざ)る。
I display a pair of vases.
イヤリングは一対(いっつい)で売(う)られている。
The earrings are sold as a pair.
一対(いっつい)の狛犬(こまいぬ)が神社(じんじゃ)の入(い)り口(ぐち)にある。
A pair of guardian lion-dogs stands at the shrine entrance.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 一足(いっそく): a pair of footwear (shoes, socks)
  • 一組(ひとくみ): a set or pair, the general word

一対(いっつい) stresses that the two pieces were made to match or face each other.

Watch out

一対一(いったいいち) (one-on-one, one to one) is read たい: there 対(たい) means "versus".

Related Words

Compare: 一組(ひとくみ) (a set, a pair)
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Added 2026.1.29 12:43 · Revised 2026.9.29 17:34
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