てき

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See also: でき

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of てき – see the following entries.
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an enemy
an opponent, a competitor
(historical) the other party in a lawsuit
: (historical) in the red-light district, a term of reference used between prostitutes and customers
: (historical) (by extension from the red-light district usage) term of third-person reference: that guy, that one
: (historical, mildly derogatory) (by extension from the red-light district usage) term of second-person reference: you
Alternative spelling
H
the fourth of the Eight Principles of Yong
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-ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort of
target
bright, clear
Alternative spelling of : (rare) enemy, opponent
(archaic, chiefly Kansai, somewhat derogatory) he, she, it, that one
(archaic, chiefly Kansai, somewhat derogatory) you
(This term, てき (teki), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as てき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as てき.)