相手

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(あい)() (aiteあひて (afite)?

  1. other person
    (あい)()(たち)()
    aite no tachiba
    the other person's perspective
  2. partner
    相談(そうだん)(あい)()ない。
    Sōdan aite ga inai.
    I don't have anyone I can talk with.
    ()(りん)(あい)()
    furin aite
    partner in adultery/cheating
  3. opponent
    • 1999 September 23, “(ヒビキ)() [Noisemaiden]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
      (みみ)(ざわ)りな(おと)をガンガン(ひび)かせる。(あい)()(こう)(どう)()(のう)にしてしまう。
      Mimizawari na oto o gangan hibikaseru. Aite o kōdō funō ni shiteshimau.
      She creates ear-piercing noise which renders her opponents immobile.
    • 1999 October 17, “くちばしヘビ [Beaked Snake]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
      (あい)()(なが)(からだ)()()げ、(おお)きなくちばしでつついて(こう)(げき)
      Aite o nagai karada de shimeage, ōki na kuchibashi de tsutsuite kōgeki.
      It attacks by pecking at its opponent with its huge beak while constricting them with its long body.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN