相手

あいて

Meaning

相手あいて

Word or expression in common usage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

companion
partner
company

Word or expression in common usage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

other party
addressee

Word or expression in common usage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

opponent (sports, etc.)

Translations

other party
other person
the other side
vis-a-vis

Kanji

相
- onyomiソウ・ショウ
- kunyomiあい-
- meaninginter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy
手
- onyomiシュ・ズ
- kunyomiて・て- ・ -て・た-
- meaninghand

Sentences

遊び相手がなくて孤独だった。
I was lonely, with nobody to play with.
初めから果敢に前へ出て圧倒し、体勢を崩した相手を押し出した。
He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.
自分よりも下品な相手は『下品』と思い、自分よりも上品な相手は『上品ぶっている』と思いますね。
You think someone coarser than you is "crude", and someone higher class than you to be "putting on airs".
「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
相手が悪かったな。
朝起きて、挨拶を交わす相手がいる——久しぶりの感覚だ。
To get up in the morning, and there be someone to say good morning to - I haven't had this feeling for a long time.
彼女の条件が結婚相手を選ぶ際の優先事項だ。
Her conditions for choosing a marriage partner took priority.
怯んだのを相手に気取られてはいけない。
You mustn't let the other person notice that you flinched.
よりによって相手がノーマークのスーちゃんなんて。
That it be with the off-the-radar Sue of all people!
で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。
And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.
そのため、僕にとってのココは「遊び相手のお姉さん」で、家族のひとりとしての認識しかなく、親父に誰何するような存在ではなかった。
For that reason Coco was, to me, 'an older sister I can play with' and I thought of her only as one member of the family not as someone I should question my father concerning her identity.
そういう相手の前では、私の見せ掛けだけの怜悧な技術は、見抜かれた時に負けていたと思う。
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.
これは私の血ではない。すべて相手の返り血だ。私の身体には傷ひとつない。
This isn't my blood. It's all splash-back from my opponent. There isn't a single scratch on me.
あいつも海千山千だから、相手と取引させてもかなり手づよいぞ。
With all of his tricks he has mastered, he will be able to deal with any formidable client.
２回以降、相手チームの投手も立ち直って、投手戦となった。
After the second innings, the opposing pitcher recovered too, and it turned into a pitching duel.
「ちょっと、寮生相手にアンケートでもとってみる？」「あっ、いわゆるひとつのマーケティングリサーチだな」
"Say, shall we try a questionnaire with the boarding students?" "Ah! One of those things they call 'marketing research'."
話し相手が欲しいだけです。
話し相手が欲しい。
I need someone to talk with.
和平会談は再度失敗したが、双方とも相手方に失敗の責任ありと非難した。
The peace talks failed again, with both sides blaming the other for the failure.
老人には話し相手が必要だ。