仇討ち・あだ討ち・仇討|あだうちadauchi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounvengeance; revenge; retaliation

• Synonym復讐ふくしゅうWrittenRevenge, centred on striking back at the perpetrator; broader than 「仇討ち」, not limited to avenging a slain lord or kin. Written/formal prose.
• Synonym報復ほうふくWrittenRetaliation; leans written and works between individuals or between states and organizations, as in 「報復措置」 and 「報復を恐れる」.
• Synonym仕返ししかえしCasualColloquial payback after being bullied or wronged, as in 「いじめの仕返し」; more everyday and broader than 「仇討ち」.
• Synonym敵討ちかたきうちNeutralNearly synonymous with 「仇討ち」; common in period dramas and leaning toward avenging one's family.
• Synonym意趣返しいしゅがえしWrittenWritten and rare; retaliation to vent a grudge.
• SynonymリベンジCasualColloquial loanword; revenge as a second challenge, focusing on winning back after a loss.
• Synonym意趣晴らしいしゅばらしWrittenWritten and rare; retaliation to relieve the hatred in one's heart.
• Related雪辱せつじょくWrittenWritten word for wiping out disgrace by beating an opponent you once lost to; leans toward contests, not killing a foe.
• Related返報へんぽうWrittenWritten word for requital, returning good for good or wrong for wrong.
• Relatedしっぺ返ししっぺがえしCasualColloquial tit for tat; focuses on striking back immediately.
• Antonym恩返しおんがえしNeutralRepaying a kindness received; the opposite of vengeful 「仇討ち」.

Use 「仇討ち」 for avenging a murdered lord or family member, as seen in historical dramas. For revenge in general say 「復讐」, for everyday payback 「仕返し」, and for avenging a match loss 「雪辱」 or 「リベンジ」. The opposite is 「恩返し」.

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1. 主君しゅくんや身内みうちを殺害さつがいされた者ものが殺害さつがいした者ものに復讐ふくしゅうすること。
2. 仕返しかえしすること。