Japanese Word Entry
敵は本能寺にあり| Kana: | てきはほんのうじにあり |
| Romaji: | tekihahon'noujiniari |
| Definition: | his true objective lies elsewhere, there are ulterior motives at play, the enemy is at Honnōji |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 敵 | enemy, foe, opponent, rival, resist |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄧˊ (dí) |
| Cantonese: | dik6 |
| Japanese: | テキ (teki) / かたき (kataki)、 あだ (ada)、 かな.う (kanau) |
| Korean: | 적 (jeog) |
| Vietnamese: | địch |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 敌 |
| 本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn) |
| Cantonese: | bun2 |
| Japanese: | ホン (hon) / もと (moto) |
| Korean: | 본 (bon) |
| Vietnamese: | bổn, bản |
| 能 | ability, talent, skill, capacity, to be able, can, permitted to |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄋㄥˊ (néng), ㄊㄞˊ (tái), ㄋㄞˊ (nái), ㄋㄞˋ (nài), ㄒㄩㄥˊ (xióng) |
| Cantonese: | nang4 |
| Japanese: | ノウ (nou)、 ダイ (dai) / よ.く (yoku)、 あた.う (atau)、 よくする (yokusuru) |
| Korean: | 능 (neung), 내 (nae) |
| Vietnamese: | năng, nai, nại |
| 寺 | Buddhist temple, court, office, temple, monastery |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄙˋ (sì), ㄕˋ (shì) |
| Cantonese: | zi6 |
| Japanese: | ジ (ji)、 シ (shi) / てら (tera) |
| Korean: | 사 (sa), 시 (si) |
| Vietnamese: | tự |
| 在 | exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in, be at, in, on, consist in, rest |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄗㄞˋ (zài) |
| Cantonese: | zoi6 |
| Japanese: | ザイ (zai) / あ.る (aru)、 います (imasu) |
| Korean: | 재 (jae) |
| Vietnamese: | tại |
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