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JLPT N2
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大敵

JLPT N2Vocabulary

大敵(たいてき)

たいてき

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

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Reading and meaning

Reading: たいてき
Romaji: taiteki
Meaning: great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

油断(ゆだん)は成功(せいこう)の大敵(たいてき)だ。
Carelessness is the greatest enemy of success.
長年(ちょうねん)の大敵(たいてき)をついに打(う)ち破(やぶ)った。
We finally defeated our longtime archenemy.
焦(あせ)りは判断(はんだん)の大敵(たいてき)となる。
Haste becomes a great enemy of sound judgment.

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環境汚染(かんきょうおせん)は人類(じんるい)の大敵(たいてき)である。

Environmental pollution is a powerful enemy of humanity.

Kanji in this lesson

大large, bigJLPT N5 敵enemy, foe, opponentJLPT N3

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