15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

enemy, foe, opponent

Kun'yomi
  • rival ②revenge ③spouse
  • あだ
  • to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.) ②to suit (e.g. a purpose) ③to match (implies competition)
On'yomi
  • opponent ②menace

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

テキ 97.9%
かたき 2.1%

Character Breakdown

enemy, foe, opponent
テキ かたき あだ (5th, N1)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

opponent ②menace
formidable enemy
enemy camp ②last 3 rows of the board
to be a match for
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6575
JIS X 0208 1-37-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2060
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2359
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1864
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2340
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1204
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1648
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 443
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 475
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1057
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2354
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 454
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13354
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 756
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 416
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 422
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 678
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1391
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 779
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 809
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 658
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 946
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 450
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i11.2
Four corner code 0824.0
De Roo Code 466