Japanese symbol for “adversarial”
敵対的
てきたいてき
Romaji: tekitaiteki
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
In Japanese, adversarial is 敵対的, read てきたいてき (tekitaiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
| 敵対 | てきたい tekitai | hostility; antagonism; opposition |
| 匹敵 | ひってき hitteki | to be a match for; to rival; to equal |
| 無敵 | むてき muteki | invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき shukuteki | old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy |
| 強敵 | きょうてき kyouteki | formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy |
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “adversarial”.
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