How to say "recapture" in Japanese

• 奪還だっかんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbRecapture as retaking by force what an opponent holds; its glosses stress 'retaking' and 'taking back'. What is retaken can be a place, a title, or captives, and 奪回 serves the same sense.
• 奪回だっかいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbAlso 'recapture' in the same sense of taking something back by force; it is largely interchangeable with 奪還, and its glosses add 'rescue' — getting people or things out of an opponent's hands.

For 'recapture' as taking something back by force, 奪還 and 奪回 are near-synonyms with heavily overlapping glosses: either can be used, 奪還 being the more direct match for 'retaking', 奪回 the only one also glossed 'rescue'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 奪還だっかんrecapture
• 奪回だっかいrecovery
• 奪い返すうばいかえすto take back
• 再逮捕さいたいほrearrest