How do I say: "What is the opposite of ..." in Japanese?
For example:
- What is the opposite of hot? - cold.
- What is the opposite of bright? - dim.

I often have such situations where I forget a word but know the exact opposite. So this phrase would help me a lot! I found 逆 but it doesn't seem to be really what i want.

Cheers,
Christoph.

Question

How do I say: "What is the opposite of ..." in Japanese?
For example: 
- What is the opposite of hot? -> cold.
- What is the opposite of bright? -> dim.

I often have such situations where I forget a word but know the exact opposite. So this phrase would help me a lot!  I found 逆 but it doesn't seem to be really what i want.

Cheers,
Christoph.

Answer

Thank you very much! ありがとうございます！

Answer

You may say ~の反対の意味（ことば）は？we call it 反意語, 反対語 or 対義語

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