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敵

Enemy
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingテキ
Kun readingかたき、てき
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 21

Verbs with «敵»

匹敵する

Meanings

  1. enemyRtK
  2. foe
  3. opponent
    彼は敵に不意打ちを食わせた。He surprised his opponent.tatoeba
    彼は敵に不意打ちを食らわせた。He surprised his opponent.tatoeba
  1. adversary
  2. menace
  3. danger

Homonyms

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Same reading (てき)
的 · -ical

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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antique · vase · stand up (立) · hood (冂) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 475

Compound words

敵同士かたきどうし
mutual enemies
強敵きょうてき
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
宿敵しゅくてき
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
政敵せいてき
political opponent
素敵すてき
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice
敵意てきい
hostility; animosity; enmity
敵対てきたい
hostility; antagonism; opposition
匹敵ひってき
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
不敵ふてき
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
無敵むてき
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable
敵失てきしつ
error made by the enemy or opposing team
敵国てきこく
enemy nation
敵わないかなわない
no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless against; cannot stand
怨敵おんてき
sworn enemy
外敵がいてき
foreign enemy
仇敵きゅうてき
bitter enemy
旧敵きゅうてき
old enemy
敵娼あいかた
partner (esp. in manzai)
敵討かたきうち
vengeance
勁敵けいてき
formidable foe
梟敵きょうてき
treacherous enemy
敵討ちかたきうち
vengeance
敵愾心てきがいしん
hostility
敵を斃すてきをたおす
to kill one's enemy (opponent)

On Reading Examples

彼は敵目がけて槍を投げつけた。てき
He hurled a spear at his enemy.tatoeba
彼は敵を打ち負かすのに全力を尽くした。てき
He did his best to overcome his enemy.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に素敵な贈り物をした。
He gave her a nice present.tatoeba
彼は敵目がけて槍を投げつけた。
He hurled a spear at his enemy.tatoeba
彼は敵対者にさえ新しい経済計画に同意させた。
He got even his opponents to agree to the new economic plan.tatoeba
彼は敵を打ち負かすのに全力を尽くした。
He did his best to overcome his enemy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Enemy. 啇 (stand opposed) + 攵 (a blow) — the one you fight against.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 敵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step