反撃|はんげきhangeki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcounterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
    そのクモは素早すばやい反撃はんげきをする。↗
    The spider responds with a swift attack.
Conjugation
Dictionary form反撃する(はんげきする)
Polite (masu)反撃します(はんげきします)
Negative (nai)反撃しない(はんげきしない)
polite (masen)反撃しません(はんげきしません)
classical zu / nu反撃せず・反撃せぬ(はんげきせず・はんげきせぬ)
Past (ta)反撃した(はんげきした)
polite (mashita)反撃しました(はんげきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)反撃しなかった(はんげきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)反撃しませんでした(はんげきしませんでした)
Te form反撃して(はんげきして)
Potential反撃できる(はんげきできる)
Passive反撃される(はんげきされる)
Causative反撃させる(はんげきさせる)
Causative passive反撃させられる(はんげきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)反撃すれば(はんげきすれば)
tara反撃したら(はんげきしたら)
Volitional反撃しよう(はんげきしよう)
polite (mashou)反撃しましょう(はんげきしましょう)
Imperative反撃しろ(はんげきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym反攻はんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose, mostly military: turning from defense to offense. 「反撃」 is the more general everyday word.
  • Synonym逆襲ぎゃくしゅうNeutralA sudden counterstrike after being overwhelmed; more dramatic than 「反撃」, which is the more neutral term.
  • SynonymカウンターアタックNeutralLoanword for a quick counterattack in soccer and other sports; mainly a sports term.
  • Related報復ほうふくNeutralRetaliation, not just a counterblow: covers personal revenge and reprisals between states, as in 「報復措置」; 「反撃」 is the act of striking back after an attack.
  • Related切り返すきりかえすNeutralA verb: to strike back with a blade, or to parry someone's words with a clever retort. 「反撃」 leans toward combat and competitive matches.
  • Antonym先制せんせいNeutralAntonym in attack order: seizing the initiative by striking first, not answering an attack.

Use 「反撃」 for striking back after an attack. Choose 「報復」 for revenge or reprisals, 「切り返す」 for a verbal riposte, 「反攻」 for a military counteroffensive, 「逆襲」 for a dramatic comeback, 「カウンターアタック」 in sports; 「先制」 is the opposite—striking first.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 敵てきの攻撃こうげきに対たいして、反対はんたいに攻撃こうげきすること。
Kanji in this word

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