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The Japanese word for enemy is

てき - teki



enemy

Japanese Definition


enemy
     1. 名詞. 敵。
           He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.
           Crush the enemy!
     2. 名詞. 敵国、敵軍。
           rally together against a common enemy.
     3. 名詞. 反対者。
     4. 形容詞. 敵の、敵に関する。



Translations for enemy and their definitions

     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
     8. pron. (from 1811) 的: (historical) q, by extension from the red-light district usage (term of third-person reference): that guy, that one
           (synonyms, ja, やつ, tr1=yatsu)
     9. pron. (from 1809) 的: (historical mildly, derogatory) q, by extension from the red-light district usage (term of second-person reference): you
           (synonyms, ja, お前, tr1=omae)


仇敵
     1. n. enemy


敵国
     1. n. enemy (a hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation)
     2. n. (alt form, ja, 敵国, tr=tekikoku)


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