Kanji N1

敵: enemy, foe, opponent

敵 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning enemy, foe, opponent, written with 15 strokes. It is read テキ (on) and かたき, あだ, かなう (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 敵 (てき, opponent) and 匹敵 (ひってき, to be a match for).

敵

Meanings

  • enemy
  • foe
  • opponent
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#1205 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • テキ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • かたき
  • あだ
  • かなう

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 15. Start at the dot.

Common words with 敵

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 敵てき

    opponent; rival; adversary

    JLPT N3
  • 匹敵ひってき

    to be a match for; to rival; to equal

    JLPT N1
  • 素敵すてき

    lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice

    JLPT N3
  • 敵失てきしつ

    error made by the enemy or opposing team

  • 敵対てきたい

    hostility; antagonism; opposition

  • 敵国てきこく

    enemy nation

  • 強敵きょうてき

    formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

  • 政敵せいてき

    political opponent

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.