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報ほう復ふく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution
There's bound to be some kind of retaliation.
2. retorsion; retortion
Kanji used
報
report
復
return to normal
Pitch accent
ほ
うふく
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Conjugations...Used in: 1364
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
act of retaliation
reprisals; retaliatory measures
retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)
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Examples (6 in total)
The aim, needless to say, is probably revenge.
Tom wants revenge.
I will take my revenge on him.
There's bound to be some kind of retaliation.
Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.
You chose the path of not retaliating.