LingakuFrequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.
- vengeance; revenge; retaliationsee also 仇討ち
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
Forms
- 敵討ち【かたきうち】Frequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.
- 敵討【かたきうち】
- 仇討ち【かたきうち】Frequency rank: 30,257. – 30,508.
- かたき討ち【かたきうち】
- かたきうち
Generated definitions (experimental)
- vengeance
- revenge
- retaliation
This meaning refers to the act of seeking to avenge a wrong or injury done to oneself or someone else. It often implies a personal motive or emotional drive behind the action.
Similar to vengeance but can also imply a broader sense of getting back at someone for an affront or injury. It may not always be as personal as the first meaning.
She is planning revenge for the insult from her colleague.
This meaning focuses more on the immediate response to an action, usually in a tit-for-tat manner. It implies a direct reaction to an aggressor's actions.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かたきうち敵討ちをするto take vengeanceあだうち仇討ちするto seek revengeかたきうち敵討ちをはたす果たすto fulfill vengeanceかたきうち敵討ちのたいしょう対象target of revengeかたきうち敵討ちのでんせつ伝説legend of vengeanceうらみをはらす恨みを晴らすかたきうち敵討ちrevenge to clear resentmentかたきうち敵討ちはむだ無駄だvengeance is futileれきしてき歴史的なかたきうち敵討ちhistorical retributionかたきうち敵討ちのものがたり物語story of revenge