noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings), standing opposite each other.
  2. confrontation, squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces), standing off against, holding one's own with.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
対峙 たいじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
タイ つし ツイ (3rd, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
tower, soar
ジ そばだ.つ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)