Word Meaning 報復

ほうふく houfuku

報復 is read as ほうふく (houfuku) and means retorsion.

Meaning

English

  1. retorsion
  2. retortion
  3. retaliation
  4. revenge
  5. reprisal
  6. retribution

Reading

Kana

ほうふく

Romaji

houfuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 10586 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

報復人事

ほうふくじんじ

retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)

報復関税

ほうふくかんぜい

retaliatory tariff

同害報復

どうがいほうふく

(principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

報復主義

ほうふくしゅぎ

revanchism

報復行為

ほうふくこうい

act of retaliation

報復措置

ほうふくそち

reprisals

回復用情報

かいふくようじょうほう

docket

報告集団

ほうこくしゅうだん

report group

報身

ほうじん

sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva)

回復

かいふく

recovery (from an illness)

Example Sentences

1

Tom wants revenge.