相手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相 手
あい
Grade: 3		 て
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

相手 (hiragana あいて, rōmaji aite)

  1. other person
    相手 (あいて)の立場 (たちば)
    aite no tachiba
    the other person's perspective
  2. partner
    相 (そう)談 (だん)相手 (あいて)がいない。
    Sōdan aite ga inai.
    I don't have anyone I can talk with.
    不 (ふ)倫 (りん)相 (あい)手 (て)
    furin aite
    partner in adultery/cheating
  3. opponent
    • 1999 September 23, “響ヒビキ女メ [Noisemaiden]”, in Vol.5 (in Japanese), Konami:
      耳 (みみ)障 (ざわ)りな音 (おと)をガンガン響 (ひび)かせる。相 (あい)手 (て)を行 (こう)動 (どう)不 (ふ)能 (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 (in Japanese), Konami:
      相 (あい)手 (て)を長 (なが)い体 (からだ)で締 (し)め上 (あ)げ、大 (おお)きなくちばしでつついて攻 (こう)撃 (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.
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