Meaning of たい in Japanese

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Definition of たい

  1. (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness
  1. (n, n-suf) body; physique; posture
  2. shape; form; style

    あのころ、もっと一生懸命体を鍛えていたら、彼は今頃はもっと健康であろうに。
    If he had trained himself harder at that time, he would be healthier now.

  3. substance; identity; reality
  4. (math) field
  5. (ctr) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)

    彼は今までに9体の人型ロボットを製造していたが、その全てはデモンストレーションモデルだった。
    Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models.

  1. (n, conj) opposite; opposition
  2. versus; vs

    今日早稲田対慶応の試合がある。
    There is going to be a game between Waseda and Keio today.

  3. to (i.e. "we won the game five to three")

    我々のチームは3対1で試合に勝った。
    We won the game by three goals to one.

  4. equal footing; equal terms
  5. against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...

    同社の昨年の対インド輸出は1億ドルに達した。
    The company's exports to India amounted to $100 million last year.

  1. (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

    彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。
    Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?

たい(tai) · タイ(tai)

鯛 Kanji Details

  1. (n) sea bream (Sparidae); porgy

    海老で鯛を釣る。
    Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

  2. tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
  1. (n, n-suf) party; group; crew; team; body

    彼はエベレスト登頂の遠征隊の一員であった。
    He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.

  2. company (of troops); corps; unit; squad
たい(tai) · タイ(tai)

泰 Kanji Details

  1. (n) Thailand

    タイのガイドブックは他にないんですか。
    Do you have any other guidebooks about Thailand?

たい(tai)
  1. (aux-adj) (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something; would like to ...
  2. (prt) (at sentence-end) indicates emphasis
  3. (suf, adj-i) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) very ... →Related words: めでたい
たい(tai) · はら(hara)

胎 Kanji Details

  1. (n) womb
  1. (n, n-suf) condition; figure; appearance
  2. (ling) voice →Related words: ボイス
  1. (suf, ctr) counter for things inside a bag

    建物は小麦の袋で一杯です。
    The buildings are filled with bags of wheat.

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