Chinese edit

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

Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ふく)(しゅう) (fukushūふくしう (fukusiu)?

  1. revenge; vengeance
    (ふく)(しゅう)()たす
    fukushū o hatasu
    to exact revenge

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(ふく)(しゅう)する (fukushū suruふくしう (fukusiu)?suru (stem (ふく)(しゅう) (fukushū shi), past (ふく)(しゅう)した (fukushū shita))

  1. to take revenge

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

復讐 (boksu) (hangeul 복수)

  1. Hanja form? of 복수 (revenge, vengeance).