復讐

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Chinese

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
復 讐
ふく
Grade: 5 		しゅう
Hyōgai
kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 復讎 (MC 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

Noun

復(ふく)讐(しゅう) • (fukushū) ←ふくしう (fukusiu)?

  1. revenge; vengeance
    復(ふく)讐(しゅう)を果(は)たす
    fukushū o hatasu
    to exact revenge
    • 1995 June 1 [1993 April 17], Yōzaburō Kanari with Satō, Fumiya, “オペラ座(ざ)館(かん)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑥(ろく) [The Opera House Murder Case #6]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [The Kindaichi Case Files], 14th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:
      『復(ふく)讐(しゅう)』という地(じ)獄(ごく)の炎(ほのお)に身(み)を焼(や)いていたのは俺(おれ)の方(ほう)だったんだよ　俺(おれ)は醜(みにく)い素(す)顔(がお)を仮(か)面(めん)で隠(かく)して生(い)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 datta n da yo Ore wa minikui sugao o kamen de kakushite ikite iru “Fantomu” sono mono datta n 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

Derived terms

Verb

復(ふく)讐(しゅう)する • (fukushū suru) ←ふくしう (fukusiu)?suru (stem 復(ふく)讐(しゅう)し (fukushū shi), past 復(ふく)讐(しゅう)した (fukushū shita))

  1. to take revenge

Conjugation

Conjugation of "復讐する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 復讐し ふくしゅうし fukushū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 復讐し ふくしゅうし fukushū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 復讐する ふくしゅうする fukushū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 復讐する ふくしゅうする fukushū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 復讐すれ ふくしゅうすれ fukushū sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 復讐せよ¹
復讐しろ² 		ふくしゅうせよ¹
ふくしゅうしろ² 		fukushū seyo¹
fukushū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 復讐される ふくしゅうされる fukushū sareru
Causative 復讐させる
復讐さす 		ふくしゅうさせる
ふくしゅうさす 		fukushū saseru
fukushū sasu
Potential 復讐できる ふくしゅうできる fukushū dekiru
Volitional 復讐しよう ふくしゅうしよう fukushū shiyō
Negative 復讐しない ふくしゅうしない fukushū shinai
Negative continuative 復讐せず ふくしゅうせず fukushū sezu
Formal 復讐します ふくしゅうします fukushū shimasu
Perfective 復讐した ふくしゅうした fukushū shita
Conjunctive 復讐して ふくしゅうして fukushū shite
Hypothetical conditional 復讐すれば ふくしゅうすれば fukushū sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
復讐

Noun

復讐 • (boksu) (hangeul 복수)

  1. hanja form? of 복수 (“revenge, vengeance”)
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