Meaning of 手ごわい(てごわい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 手ごわい, 手強い

Kana Reading てごわい

Romaji tegowai

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

difficult; tough; stubborn; redoubtable

Examples of 手ごわい, 手強い, てごわい in a sentence

彼は交渉するには手強い人です。

He drives a hard bargain.
ついに、その共産主義者は手強い相手に屈した。

The communist gave in to his tough opponent at last.
あいつは手強い相手だ。

He is a formidable opponent.
あいつは海千山千だから、取り引き相手としてはかなり手強いぞ。

All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.

Related Kanji

強 JLPT 4

11 strokes

strong

On'Yomi: キョウ, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi: つよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.める, し.いる, こわ.い

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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