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20 Pairs of Japanese Opposites for JLPT N3
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 増加 | ぞうか | zōka | To increase |
| 減少 | げんしょう | genshō | To decrease | |
| 2 | 賛成 | さんせい | sansei | To approve, to be in favor |
| 反対 | はんたい | hantai | To oppose | |
| 3 | 成功 | せいこう | seikō | Success |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | shippai | Failure | |
| 4 | 出席 | しゅっせき | shusseki | Attendance, being present |
| 欠席 | けっせき | kesseki | Absence, being absent | |
| 5 | 可能 | かのう | kanō | Possible |
| 不可能 | ふかのう | fukanō | Impossible | |
| 6 | 安全 | あんぜん | anzen | Safe, safety |
| 危険 | きけん | kiken | Dangerous, danger | |
| 7 | 原因 | げんいん | gen’in | Cause |
| 結果 | けっか | kekka | Result | |
| 8 | 輸入 | ゆにゅう | yunyū | Import |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ | yushutsu | Export | |
| 9 | 集合 | しゅうごう | shūgō | To gather, assembly |
| 解散 | かいさん | kaisan | To disperse, to disband | |
| 10 | 開始 | かいし | kaishi | Start, beginning |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう | shūryō | End, finish | |
| 11 | 出発 | しゅっぱつ | shuppatsu | Departure |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | tōchaku | Arrival | |
| 12 | 複雑 | ふくざつ | fukuzatsu | Complicated |
| 簡単 | かんたん | kantan | Simple, easy | |
| 13 | 厳しい | きびしい | kibishii | Strict, severe |
| 優しい | やさしい | yasashii | Gentle, kind | |
| 14 | 具体的 | ぐたいてき | gutaiteki | Concrete, specific |
| 抽象的 | ちゅうしょうてき | chūshōteki | Abstract | |
| 15 | 積極的 | せっきょくてき | sekkyokuteki | Positive, proactive |
| 消極的 | しょうきょくてき | shōkyokuteki | Passive, reserved | |
| 16 | 集中 | しゅうちゅう | shūchū | Concentration, focus |
| 分散 | ぶんさん | bunsan | Dispersion, scattering | |
| 17 | 許可 | きょか | kyoka | Permission |
| 禁止 | きんし | kinshi | Prohibition, ban | |
| 18 | 利益 | りえき | rieki | Profit, benefit |
| 損失 | そんしつ | sonshitsu | Loss | |
| 19 | 長所 | ちょうしょ | chōsho | Strength, good point |
| 短所 | たんしょ | tansho | Weakness, shortcoming |
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