► 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:
- 四方を敵に囲まれた ⇨ The enemy surrounded us in the all four sides, all around
- この大会には強敵が犇めいている ⇨ The championship is full of tough opponents
- 彼等は敵の動きを探っている ⇨ They surveyed the movements of the enemy
- 敵が彼等のことを待ち伏せしていた ⇨ The enemy was lying in wait for them
- 彼等は魚雷で敵船を沈めた ⇨ They sank the enemy ship with a torpedo
- 彼は政敵を全て抹殺した ⇨ He purged his political foes
- 敵に守備の甘さを突かれた ⇨ The enemy attacked the weakness of our defence
- 情報は全て敵に筒抜けになっていた ⇨ The information was all in the hands of the enemy. The enemy easily obtained everything
- 彼等は敵を迎撃した ⇨ They returned fire to the attacking enemy
- 敵船に魚雷をぶち込んで沈めた ⇨ We launched a torpedo and sank the enemy ship
- 彼等は敵を囲んだ ⇨ They surrounded their enemy
- 敵の弱点を攻めるべきだ ⇨ We need to attack the weakness of the enemy
- 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
- 彼は敵の組織内に潜入した ⇨ He infiltrated the enemy organization
- 敵が攻撃を準備しているという情報が入った ⇨ We got information that the enemy is preparing to attack