相手 (Aite) is a Japanese noun meaning “companion, partner, company, other party”.
Meanings
- nouncompanion; partner; company
- nounother party; addressee; counterparty
- nounopponent (sports, etc.)
Examples
私は相手が欲しい。
I long for company.
対戦相手を甘く見るな。
Don't underestimate your opponent.
彼は相手を打ち負かした。
He got the better of his opponent.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).