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敵討ち (かたきうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
revenge ; vengeance ; retaliation
Refers to the act of taking revenge, especially in a historical or dramatic context of avenging a wrong or a slain person. Often used in the phrase 敵討ちをする.
See also: 仇討ち
Set out on a journey for revenge.
Written forms 敵かたき 討う ち Usage 72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
敵討かたきうち Usage 25%
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; rarely used.
かたきうち Usage 4%
仇かたき 討う ち
Alternate kanji spelling using 仇 for 'enemy'; less common but still encountered.
かたき 討う ち
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; occasionally seen.
Kanji 討 chastise, attack, defeat Etymology Compound of 敵 (かたき, 'enemy') and 討ち (うち, 'striking down'), the nominalized form of 討つ (うつ, 'to attack'). The term originally referred to the act of avenging one's lord or family member in feudal Japan.
