かえ
返
　
り
う
討
　
ち

noun

  1. killing a would-be avenger.
  2. having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger), being beaten at one's own game.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かえ
返
　
り
う
討
　
ち
 返り討ち かえりうち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

return, answer, fade
かえ.す　ヘン (3rd, N3)
anti-
ハン　タン　ホン (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
chastise, attack, defeat
う.つ　トウ (6th, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)