Word details
江戸の敵を長崎で討つ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 江戸の敵を長崎で討つ.
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Idiomatic expression
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; to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
江
creek, inlet, bay
6 strokesFrequency 704JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コウ
Kun
え
Nanori
くんとうみみりえ
戸
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
4 strokesFrequency 575JLPT N2Grade 2
On
コ
Kun
と
Nanori
えへ
敵
enemy, foe, opponent
15 strokesFrequency 1,205JLPT N1Grade 6
On
テキ
Kun
かたきあだかな.う
長
long, leader, superior, senior
8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2
On
チョウ
Kun
なが.いおさ
Nanori
おおしゃたかしたけなはひさ
崎
promontory, cape, spit
11 strokesFrequency 533JLPT N1Grade 4
On
キ
Kun
さきさいみさき
討
chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
10 strokesFrequency 528JLPT N1Grade 6
On
トウ
Kun
う.つ
仇
foe, enemy, revenge, grudge, feud
4 strokesFrequency 2,322
On
キュウグ
Kun
あだあたかたきつれあい
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