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JLPT N3 · Noun

敵 (teki)

敵 (てき, teki) is a Japanese noun meaning “opponent; rival”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
てき
Romaji
teki
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. opponent; rival; adversary · noun
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy · noun

Example sentences

ある男を判断するには、その人の友人によるのと同様に敵によって判断するのがいいだろう。
You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
Tatoeba #229836
彼は敵に不意打ちを食わせた。
He surprised his opponent.
Tatoeba #101960

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 敵

敵
enemy, foe, opponentテキ・かたき・あだ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 敵.

匹敵ひってきto be a match for

Source: JMdict entry 1582000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.