Lingaku敵【かたき】
Frequency rank: 287.
- rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foeusu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffixsee also 仇【あだ】 and 敵【てき】
- revenge
- spousearchaism
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe
- revenge
- spouse
This meaning refers to someone or something that competes against or is in opposition to another, often in a hostile manner. It can be used in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
This meaning conveys the idea of retaliation or retribution against someone who has caused harm or injury. It implies a desire to settle a score or regain honor.
In this context, the term can be used to refer to one's partner in a marital relationship. It reflects a close, often adversarial dynamic in certain cultural contexts.
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Example sentences
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Good points: The pleasure of disposing of enemies with a variety of combos.
A molester is truly the enemy of women. I'll never let them get away with it.
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
"My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
7. わたしたち私達のへいわ平和でしあわせ幸せにみちた満ちたひび日々を、いっしゅん一瞬でうばいさる奪い去るこのてろりずむテロリズムというこうい行為は、まさにぜん全じんるい人類にとってのてき敵といえる言えるでしょう。
The act known as terrorism, that rips away from us in an instant our peaceful days of happiness, is certainly worthy of being called an enemy to all mankind.
To keep holding the barrier up is just to wait for death! So we're going to go out past the wall and counter attack the enemy, you ready!?
The enemy behind us presently exists solely to cut off our retreat.
Having scattered the enemy before me and triumphantly returned, this is how they would herald me.
He said I was his archenemy. How did we arrive at a situation like this?