ほう
報
ふく
復

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. retaliation, revenge, reprisal, retribution.
  2. Law, etc. term.retorsion, retortion.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
報
ふく
復
 報復 ほうふく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

report, news, reward
ホウ　むく.いる (5th, N3)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ　コウ　さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
restore, return to, revert
フク　また (5th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person(人) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)