こいがたき

こいがたき

See also: 戀敵 and 恋敌

Japanese

Alternative spelling
恋敵

Etymology

From 恋(こい) (koi, “love”) + 敵(かたき) (kataki, “enemy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こいが​たき [kòígáꜜtàkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞iɡa̠ta̠kʲi]

Noun

こいがたき • (koigataki)  (historical kana こひがたき)

1. rival in love

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN