► 名詞
敵 [(2)てき] meaning: enemy rank: 1
☆ ストレスは健康の敵 ⇨ Stress is an enemy for your health
☆ 我々は敵を打ち破った ⇨ We defeated our enemy
敵 [かたき] meaning: rival rank: 4
☆ 彼は商売敵より安く売ろうと頑張っている ⇨ He is trying to sell at lower prices than his business rival
More examples:
- 彼等は戦う前から既に敵に飲まれてしまっている ⇨ They are already intimidated by the opponent before the game starts
- 敵は尻尾を巻いて逃げていった ⇨ The enemy ran with their tails between their legs
- 彼は敵意を剥き出しにした ⇨ He bared his hostility
- 彼等が負けた事それ自体はそれ程驚きでないが、敵に完全に圧倒されたことは驚きだった ⇨ Their losing itself was not that big a surprise, but the way they were completely dominated by the opponent was
- 政敵を陥れるための計略 ⇨ A scheme to frame an political enemy
- 彼等は敵の包囲網の強行突破を試みた ⇨ They tried to break through the encirclement of the enemy with brute force
- まず敵を撹乱してから攻撃する ⇨ First we create confusion among the enemy, and then attack them
- そこが敵の弱点だ ⇨ That’s the weakness of the enemy
- 彼等は敵を手ぐすね引いて待っている ⇨ They are licking their chops and waiting for the enemy
- 彼の声に敵対心を感じ取った ⇨ I sensed hostility in his voice
- 彼は勇気を奮い起こして敵に立ち向かった ⇨ He summoned up courage and stood up against the enemy
- 彼等は敵の領地をぶんどった ⇨ They seized the enemy’s territory
- 敵地で散る覚悟は出来ている ⇨ I know I could die in the enemy territory
- 彼は敵を刀で斬りつけた ⇨ He swung his sword at his enemy
- 彼等が負けた事そのものはそれ程驚きでないが、敵に完全に圧倒されたことは驚きだった ⇨ Their losing itself was not that big a surprise, but the way they were completely dominated by the opponent was