Moto 敵: Enemy; Foe; OpponentKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- テキ
- Kun'yomi
- かたき、あだ、かな(う)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 135 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (テキ)
- 敵てきopponent; rival
- 匹敵ひってきto be a match for; to rival
- 敵失てきしつerror made by the enemy or opposing team
- 敵対てきたいhostility; antagonism
- 素敵すてきlovely; wonderful
- 敵国てきこくenemy nation
- 強敵きょうてきformidable enemy; strong enemy
- 政敵せいてきpolitical opponent
- 敵意てきいhostility; animosity
- 不敵ふてきdaring; fearless
- 仮想敵国かそうてきこくhypothetical or imaginary enemy
- 外敵がいてきforeign enemy; outside invader
- 大敵たいてきgreat rival; powerful enemy
- 天敵てんてきnatural enemy
- 好敵手こうてきしゅworthy opponent; worthy rival
- 宿敵しゅくてきold enemy; longtime enemy
- 敵前てきぜんin the face of the enemy; before the enemy
- 敵地てきちenemy territory; hostile place
- 敵性てきせいhostile nature; inimical character
- 敵機てっきenemy plane
- 敵視てきしlooking on (somebody) as hostile
- 敵陣てきじんenemy camp; enemy line
- 無敵むてきinvincible; unrivaled
- 不倶戴天の敵ふぐたいてんのてきmortal enemy; sworn enemy
- 仇敵きゅうてきbitter enemy
- 仏敵ぶってきenemy of Buddhism
- 公敵こうてきpublic enemy
- 公敵一号こうてきいちごうpublic enemy No. 1
- 利敵りてきbenefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
- 利敵行為りてきこういact which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
- 勁敵けいてきformidable foe
- 向かうところ敵なしむかうところてきなしunbeatable; invincible
- 向かうところ敵無しむかうところてきなしunbeatable; invincible
- 向かう所敵なしむかうところてきなしunbeatable; invincible
- 向かう所敵無しむかうところてきなしunbeatable; invincible
- 大胆不敵だいたんふてきdaring; fearless
- 天下無敵てんかむてきpeerless; unequalled
- 天敵関係てんてきかんけいrelationship of being natural enemies
- 対敵たいてきconfronting the enemy; hostilities
- 対敵諜報機関たいてきちょうほうきかんcounterintelligence agency
- 小敵しょうてきweak opponent; weak enemy
- 少敵しょうてきweak opponent; weak enemy
- 弱敵じゃくてきweak enemy
- 怨敵おんてきsworn enemy
- 怨敵退散おんてきたいさんinvoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!
- 抗敵こうてきopposition; resistance
- 接敵せってきnearing the enemy
- 接敵移動せってきいどうmovement to contact
- 敵に付くてきにつくto take the side of the enemy
- 敵に回すてきにまわすto make an enemy (of); to antagonize
- 敵に回るてきにまわるto turn against; to become an enemy
- 敵に塩を贈るてきにしおをおくるto save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy
- 敵に塩を送るてきにしおをおくるto save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy
- 敵に後ろを見せるてきにうしろをみせるto flee from one's enemy; to turn tail
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 敵わないかなわないno match for
- 敵役かたきやくrole of the villain; the bad guy
- 敵討ちかたきうちvengeance; revenge
- 商売敵しょうばいがたきbusiness rival; professional jealousy
- 恋敵こいがたきone's rival in love
- 敵うかなうto come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized
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Kanji that often appear with 敵
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