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仇敵 (kyuuteki) Japanese meaning: bitter enemy | Kotomora

仇きゅう敵てき

きゅ

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て

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Meanings

1

bitter enemy; sworn enemy

A formal or literary term for a deeply hated enemy, often implying a long-standing grudge.

彼かれは私わたしの仇きゅう敵てきだ。
He is my bitter enemy.

Kanji

仇foe, enemy, revenge
敵enemy, foe, opponent

Related words

仇あだ
仇敵 is a more literary, formal compound for a sworn enemy, whereas 仇 is the plainer word used in everyday phrases like 仇を討つ.
宿しゅく敵てき
仇敵 stresses deep personal hatred toward an enemy, while 宿敵 stresses the long, ongoing history of the rivalry.

仇きゅう敵てきを討うつために旅たびに出でた。

He set out on a journey to defeat his sworn enemy.

Etymology

Compound of 仇 (kyū, 'enemy, grudge') and 敵 (teki, 'enemy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the meaning of a bitter foe.