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敵 (てき): enemy, rival — Japanese vocabulary

敵 is read てき and means "enemy, rival". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

敵

Reading
てき · teki
Translation
enemy, rival
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
てきが

Example

彼は敵に不意打ちを食わせた。

かれはてきにふいうちをくわせた。

He surprised his opponent.

Kanji in this word

  • 敵 — enemy, rival

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