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Meaning of 不倶戴天(ふぐたいてん) in Japanese

不倶戴天
Kana Reading
ふぐたいてん
Romaji
fugutaiten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
    Example sentence
    不倶戴天言われるほどどうしてそんなに嫌われたなあ。 He said I was his archenemy. How did we arrive at a situation like this?

Examples of 不倶戴天, ふぐたいてん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

17 strokes

be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: いただ.く

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10 strokes

both

On'Yomi: グ, ク

Kun'Yomi: とも.に

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On'Yomi: フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi:

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