Houfuku

報復 (Houfuku) is a Japanese noun meaning “retaliation, revenge, reprisal, retribution”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretorsion; retortion

Examples

  • I will take my revenge on him.

  • Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.

  • His answer was a hard punch on the nose.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 報復

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