無敵(むてき)

むてき
noun
invincible; unbeatable; matchless
1. invincible; unbeatable; matchless; having no rival
Having no rival or opponent who can defeat you. Used in sports, games, and figuratively for anyone or anything that is overwhelmingly dominant.
あのチームは今(いま)無敵(むてき)だ。
That team is invincible right now.
彼(かれ)は剣道(けんどう)で無敵(むてき)の強(つよ)さを誇(ほこ)っている。
He boasts unbeatable strength in kendo.
若(わか)い頃(ころ)は自分(じぶん)が無敵(むてき)だと思(おも)っていたが、年(とし)を重(かさ)ねるにつれて謙虚(けんきょ)になった。
When I was young I thought I was invincible, but as I got older I became humbler.

Literally means having no (無(む)) enemy/rival (敵(てき)). Describes a state of being unbeatable or having no match.

USAGE:

  • Can function as a noun or a na-adjective: 無敵(むてき)の強(つよ)さ or 無敵(むてき)な存在(そんざい)
  • Used in sports, games, martial arts, and figuratively for anyone or anything dominant
  • Very common in video game terminology — 無敵(むてき)モード (invincibility mode), 無敵(むてき)状態(じょうたい) (invincible state)
  • Also used hyperbolically in casual speech: 彼女(かのじょ)の笑顔(えがお)は無敵(むてき)だ (her smile is unbeatable)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無敵(むてき)の強(つよ)さ: unbeatable strength
  • 無敵(むてき)状態(じょうたい): invincible state
  • 無敵(むてき)の艦隊(かんたい): invincible fleet (the Spanish Armada)
  • 向(む)かうところ敵(てき)なし: having no match wherever one goes (idiomatic synonym)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 最強(さいきょう): the strongest — superlative rather than absolute; implies comparison
  • 不敗(ふはい): undefeated — focuses on the record rather than the quality
  • 天下無双(てんかむそう): peerless under heaven — a more literary/dramatic synonym
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