Word Meaning 一矢を報いる

いっしをむくいる isshi o mukuiru

一矢を報いる is read as いっしをむくいる (isshi o mukuiru) and means to retaliate.

Meaning

English

  1. to retaliate
  2. to return a blow
  3. to strike back at
  4. to retort

Reading

Kana

いっしをむくいる

Romaji

isshi o mukuiru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 45898 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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一矢

いっし

a retort

一報

いっぽう

first report

一死報国

いっしほうこく

dying for one's country

第一報

だいいっぽう

first report (esp. of an incident or news story)

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一往

いちおう

just in case

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke