敵
敵 — Enemy
enemy, foe, opponent
On’yomiテキ (teki)
Kun’yomiかたき (kataki)
Kun’yomiあだ (ada)
Kun’yomiかなう (kanau)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 敵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敵 | てき teki | opponent; rival; adversary |
| 匹敵 | ひってき hitteki | to be a match for; to rival; to equal |
| 敵失 | てきしつ tekishitsu | error made by the enemy or opposing team |
| 敵対 | てきたい tekitai | hostility; antagonism; opposition |
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
| 敵国 | てきこく tekikoku | enemy nation |
Study notes
敵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1205 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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