Meaning of かたき in Japanese

Definition of かたき

かたき(kataki) 【敵 ·仇】

(n-suf, n) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe →Related words: 仇 , 敵
(n) revenge
spouse

かたきうち(katakiuchi) 【敵討ち ·敵討 ·かたき討 ·かたき討ち】

かたきどうし(katakidoushi) · てきどうし(tekidoushi) 【仇同士 ·敵同士】

かたきやく(katakiyaku) · てきやく(tekiyaku) 【敵役】

めのかたき(menokataki) 【目の敵】

えどのかたきをながさきでうつ(edonokatakiwonagasakideutsu) 【江戸の敵を長崎で討つ】

(exp, v5t) to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

かたきをうつ(katakiwoutsu) 【敵を討つ ·かたきを討つ】

(exp, v5t) to take revenge →Related words: 仇を討つ
彼は死んだ父のかたきを討った。
He avenged his dead father.

めのかたきにする(menokatakinisuru) 【目の敵にする】

(exp) to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for