Japanese Word of the Day

敵
てき - teki

enemy

Definitions

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敵

1. n. an enemy

2. n. revenge, vengeance

(ja-x, 親の敵, おやのかたき, revenge for one's parent's death)

3. n. opponent (of the game or conflict)

4. n. (from early 1200s) an enemy

5. n. (from early 1800s) an opponent, a competitor

敵を倒す - defeat an opponent

6. n. (1466–???) (historical) the other party in a lawsuit

7. n. (from 1678) 的: (historical) in the red-light district, a term of reference used between prostitutes and customers

(synonyms, ja, やつ, tr1=yatsu)

(synonyms, ja, お前, tr1=omae)

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