仇(かたき)

かたき
noun
enemy, rival; target of vengeance
literaryperson
1. enemy, rival, foe
An adversary or opponent. Can refer to a personal enemy or a competitive rival.
彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の仇(かたき)だ。
He is my enemy.
親(おや)の仇(かたき)のように嫌(きら)っている。
He hates it as if it were his parents' killer.
This is a common figurative expression meaning to hate something intensely.
2. target of vengeance, person to avenge
The person against whom one seeks revenge, especially for the killing of a family member or lord. Central to the samurai concept of 仇討ち (vendetta).
親(おや)の仇(かたき)のように嫌(きら)っている。
He hates it as if it were his parents' killer.
This is a common figurative expression meaning to hate something intensely.
武士(ぶし)は主君(しゅくん)の仇(かたき)を討(う)った。
The samurai avenged his lord.
忠臣蔵(ちゅうしんぐら)は仇討(かたきう)ちの物語(ものがたり)として有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Chushingura is famous as a story of vengeance.

Usage

仇(かたき) carries a dramatic, literary tone. In modern Japanese it often appears in set expressions and figurative language rather than literal usage.

The expression 親(おや)の仇(かたき)のように ("as if it were one's parents' killer") is an idiom meaning to treat something with extreme hostility.

Common collocations

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