적

jeok · [적]

enemy · no-no · opponent

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. enemyAn opponent that one fights against or tries to harm.
  2. enemy; no-no(figurative) A factor that does one harm.
  3. opponentAn opponent that one fights against in a game or match.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

적 · bound noun

  1. A bound noun used to refer to a time when a particular event is taking place or a state is manifested, or a time in the past.

Written Forms

적Hangul
敵Hanja

Examples from Lessons (2)

Enemies usually reappear to attack about five minutes later.

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If the enemy's attack is too fast, the protagonist cannot dodge it.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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