敵 means 'enemy'

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Strokes : 15 Frequency: 659 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-4 Grade: 5 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 72 words Used in 125 words Used in 3 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

テキ

Kun

かたき enemy

Additional readings

Kun あだかなう

Variants

敌 (Chinese)

Components

⿰ 啇 old trader 攵 strike

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 敵 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 敵 is used 122 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).

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テキ : 110 words FIND ALL

すてき

素敵

'na' adjective

lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital

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かたき : 7 words FIND ALL

かたき

敵

noun (suffix), noun

1. rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe (see also: 仇, 敵; usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix)

noun

2. revenge

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かたき (read as がたき) : 3 words FIND ALL

しょうばいがたき

商売敵

noun

business rival; professional jealousy

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かなう : 2 words FIND ALL

かな

敵

わない

Most common form: かなわない

'i' adjective

1. no match for (often written with kana only)

2. unbearable (often written with kana only)

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An additional 3 less common words include 敵 but the readings have not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 779 (originally: 756) Joy o' Kanji : 756 Key to Kanji: 771