対談

たいだん · taidan · JLPT N1 · noun

dialogue

🗣️ 対 (versus, face-to-face) + 談 (talk) = a face-to-face talk between two people

対 means 'pair' or 'facing each other,' and 談 means 'talk' or 'conversation.' Put together, 対談 is a talk where two people face each other and speak, like an interview dialogue.

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