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    3. 天敵

    天敵

    天てん敵てき

    natural enemy

    KMT9News #26+1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    てんてき

    Noun

    1.
    natural enemy

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    ライオンはシマウマの天てん敵てきだ。

    Lions are the natural enemy of zebras.

    KMT5AnimalsNature & Environment
    サメは海うみの生せい態たい系けいにおいて、多おおくの魚さかなの天てん敵てきとして君くん臨りんしている。

    Sharks reign as the natural enemy of many fish in the marine ecosystem.

    KMT8AnimalsNature & Environment
    害がい虫ちゅうの天てん敵てきを利り用ようして、農のう作さく物ぶつを守まもる方ほう法ほうが研はけん究きゅうされている。

    Methods are being researched to protect crops by utilizing the natural enemies of pests.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math
    彼かれは会かい議ぎでの天てん敵てきである部ぶ長ちょうの意い見けんに、冷れい静せいに反ろ論んした。

    He calmly refuted the opinion of the department head, who was his natural enemy in meetings.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    この植しょく物ぶつは、特とく定ていの昆こん虫ちゅうを天てん敵てきとして利り用ようし、身みを守まもっている。

    This plant protects itself by using specific insects as its natural enemies.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    敵
    かたき・あだ・かな.う…(1)
    enemy・foe・opponent
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