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敵愾心 (てきがいしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
hostility ; enmity ; antagonism
A somewhat formal or literary term for a strong feeling of hostility or antagonism, often toward an enemy or rival. Not an everyday word; more common in writing or formal speech.
長なが 年ねん の 争あらそ い が 両りょう 国こく の 間あいだ に 深ふか い 敵てき 愾がい 心しん を 生う ん だ 。
Years of conflict bred deep enmity between the two countries.
Similar words 敵てき 意い 敵意 is the common, everyday word for 'hostility' or 'ill will'. 敵愾心 is more literary and emphasizes a deeper, often long-standing antagonism.
反はん 感かん 反感 is 'antipathy' or 'aversion', a milder feeling of dislike. 敵愾心 implies stronger, more active hostility.
Etymology From Chinese 敵愾心 (díkàixīn), composed of 敵 (enemy), 愾 (anger, hatred), and 心 (heart, mind). The exact historical path into Japanese is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound.
