敵てき性せい

noun

hostile nature; inimical character

Formal term used in political, military, or legal contexts to describe something as having a hostile or enemy character. Often appears in compounds like 敵性国家 (hostile nation) or 敵性行為 (hostile act).

• その国くには敵てき性せい国こっ家かと見みなされた。

  That country was regarded as a hostile nation.

• 敵てき性せい行こう為いに対たいしては厳きびしい対たい応おうを取とる。

  We will take strict measures against hostile acts.