対立
たいりつ · tairitsu · JLPT N2 · noun
opposition
⚔️ 対 = against, facing + 立 = stand: two sides standing up against each other
対 (tai) means facing or opposing, and 立 (ritsu) means to stand. A confrontation is two parties standing against each other, with neither backing down.
立 — person standing on ground (大 over 一)
Pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched on the ground line below. The original oracle bone form clearly shows a frontal human figure planted on the earth. The core meaning 'to stand' extended to 'establish, set up, erect.'