How do you read 少敵?

少敵 is read しょうてき (shouteki), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 少敵?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 少敵 in romaji?

少敵 is written shouteki in romaji, also spelled shoteki.

What kanji are in 少敵?

少 (Few, Little); 敵 (Enemy, Foe).

少敵しょうてき

しょうてき · shouteki (also spelled shoteki)

noun

Weak opponent, weak enemy

Other ways to say “weak opponent” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

少Few, Little 音しょう訓すく.ない・すこ.し JLPT N4 · 4 strokes 敵Enemy, Foe, Opponent 音てき訓かたき・あだ JLPT N1 · 15 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

多少たしょうa little (same as 少し (すこし))少女しょうじょyoung girl 少々しょうしょうa little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))少年しょうねんboys, juveniles 少しすこしlittle, few 減少げんしょうdecrease, reduction, decline 敵てきenemy, rival 匹敵ひってきcomparing with, rival, equal

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What does 少敵 mean?

Weak opponent, weak enemy.

How do you pronounce 少敵?

しょうてき (shouteki). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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