敵

てき · teki · JLPT N3 · noun

enemy

⚔️ 敵 = 啇 (sound part) + 攵 strike: the one you strike at is your enemy

The right side 攵 is a hand holding a stick, and it shows up in action kanji like 攻 (attack). The left side 啇 mostly gives the sound. Teki also sounds a bit like take it: what an enemy wants to do to what is yours.

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