江戸の敵を長崎で討つ
edonokatakiwonagasakideutsu
to hit someone where they least expect it, to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place, to get revenge on someone in a different contest
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  1. edonokatakiwonagasakideutsu to hit someone where they least expect it, to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place, to get revenge on someone in a different contest
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Kanji Breakdown
Creek, Inlet, Bay
On: こう Kun: え
6 strokes N1
Door, Counter For Houses, Door Radical (no. 63)
On: こ Kun: と
4 strokes N2
Enemy, Foe, Opponent
On: てき Kun: かたき,あだ,かな.う
15 strokes N1
Long, Leader, Superior, Senior
On: ちょう Kun: なが.い,おさ
8 strokes N5
Promontory, Cape, Spit
On: き Kun: さき,さい,みさき
11 strokes N1
Chastise, Attack, Defeat, Destroy, Conquer
On: とう Kun: う.つ
10 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
江戸の敵を長崎で討つ (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく江戸の敵を長崎で討つことがあります。
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