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対戦相手 (taisenaite) Japanese meaning: opponent | Kotomora

対たい戦せん相あい手て

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

opponent; adversary; the competition

Refers to the person or team one faces in a match, game, or contest. Neutral term; can be used in sports, games, debates, etc.

次つぎの対たい戦せん相あい手ては去きょ年

ねん

の

優ゆう

勝しょう

チーム

だ

。

Our next opponent is last year's championship team.

対たい戦せん相あい手ての戦せん略りゃくを分ぶん析せきする。

We analyze the opponent's strategy.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
戦war, battle, match
相inter-, mutual, together
手hand

Related words

相あい手て
相手 is a general word for 'partner', 'companion', or 'opponent' depending on context. 対戦相手 specifically means an opponent in a competitive match.
敵てき
敵 means 'enemy' in a broader, often hostile sense. 対戦相手 is neutral and limited to competitive contexts.

Built from

対たい戦せん+相あい手て

Etymology

Compound of 対戦 (taisen, 'match' or 'competition') and 相手 (aite, 'partner' or 'opponent'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a transparent modern compound.