Word Meaning 不倶戴天

ふぐたいてん fugutaiten

不倶戴天 is read as ふぐたいてん (fugutaiten) and means cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven.

Meaning

English

  1. cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven
  2. cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world
  3. irreconcilable (enemy)

Reading

Kana

ふぐたいてん

Romaji

fugutaiten

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 161213 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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不倶戴天の敵

ふぐたいてんのてき

mortal enemy

君父の讐は倶に天を戴かず

くんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかず

not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies

戴天

たいてん

one's earthly existence

不十分

ふじゅうぶん

insufficient

不味い

まずい

ugly

不振

ふしん

dullness

不動産

ふどうさん

real estate

不透明

ふとうめい

opacity

不審

ふしん

doubt

不況

ふきょう

depression

不可能

ふかのう

impossible

不当

ふとう

injustice