ほうふく
Houfuku
報復 (Houfuku) is a Japanese noun meaning “retaliation, revenge, reprisal, retribution”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretorsion; retortion
Examples
私は彼に報復するつもりだ。
I will take my revenge on him.
報復のおどかしが交渉を妨げています。
Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.
彼の報復は鼻への強烈なパンチだった。
His answer was a hard punch on the nose.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).