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[あい()·()]
aite
noun

English Meaning(s) for 相手

noun
  1. companion; partner; company
  2. other party; addressee
  3. opponent (sports, etc.)

Definition and Synonyms for 相手

Company a unit of firefighters including their equipment
Synonyms: コンパ, カンパニー, 中隊, 交際, 人中, 人中, 会社, 公司, 同勢, 商会, 相手, 貴社, 連れ, 連れ, 連れる
Companion one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
Synonyms: コンパニオン, 中間, 交友, 仲間, 伴侶, , お供, 供人, 侶伴, 同伴者, 同侶, 同士, 朋輩, 相手, , , 連れ, 連れ, 連れる
Opposite a contestant that you are matched against
Synonyms: 対戦相手, 対手, 対抗馬, 対敵, , , 敵手, 相手, 相手方, 競争相手
Challenger the contestant you hope to defeat
Synonyms: ライバル, ライヴァル, 対戦相手, 対敵, 挑戦者, , , 敵手, 相手, 競争相手, 競合者

Meanings for each kanji in 相手

» inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy
» hand

Categories 相手 is a member of

Social Unit an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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Contestant a person who participates in competitions
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Attendant someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 相手

Sample Sentences for 相手

He knocked his opponent out.
If you calmly look at the reply you sent to an email, you'll find that it'll have "you" all over it. While you may use the pretext that you're just working with whatever information the addressee gave you, in the end it's just all about yourself. This is wrong. Let's be a little more careful, shall we?
"Say, shall we try a questionnaire with the boarding students?" "Ah! One of those things they call 'marketing research'."
Man is a more dangerous foe to man than the elements of nature or animals in the wild.
The manager balanced the strength of his team against that of their opponent and sighed.

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