復讐

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 復仇 (“to revenge; to avenge”).
(This term, 復讐, is a variant form of 復仇.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: 5
しゅう
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 復讎 (bjuwk dzyuw, literally return + rivalry). Compare Mandarin 復仇 (fùchóu), Cantonese 復仇 (fuk6 sau4), Min Nan 復仇 (ho̍k-siû), Korean 복수 (boksu), Vietnamese phục thù.

Pronunciation

Noun

復讐 (hiragana ふくしゅう, rōmaji fukushū, historical hiragana ふくしう)

  1. revenge; vengeance
    復讐 (ふくしゅう) ()たす
    fukushū o hatasu
    to exact revenge
    • 1995 June 1 [Apr 17 1993], Kanari, Yōzaburō; Satō, Fumiya, “オペラかんさつじんけん [The Opera House Murder Case ⑥]”, in きんいちしょうねんけん簿 [The Kindaichi Case Files], volume 2 (fiction), 14th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:
       (ふく) (しゅう)』という () (ごく) (ほのお) () ()いていたのは (おれ) (ほう)だったんだよ  (おれ) (みにく) () (がお) () (めん) (かく)して ()きている『怪人 (ファントム)』そのものだったんだ‥‥‼
      Fukushū” to iu jigoku no honō ni mi o yaite ita no wa ore no hō dattan da yo Ore wa minikui sugao o kamen de kaku shite ikite iru “Fantomu” sono mono dattan da‥‥‼
      I’ve been burning myself in this hellfire called “revenge” all my life. Hiding my true, ugly face behind a mask in the process. I really became the “Phantom”‥‥‼

Derived terms

Verb

復讐する (suru conjugation, hiragana ふくしゅうする, rōmaji fukushū suru, historical hiragana ふくしうする)

  1. to take revenge

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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