仇

Meaning

仇 centers on a hostile personal relationship: an enemy or foe, and the lasting resentment, grudge, or desire for revenge that comes from it. The feud sense is a natural extension of that ongoing enmity.

• 仇あだ

  foe; enemy; rival

• 仇同士かたきどうし

  mutual enemies

• 仇敵きゅうてき

  bitter enemy

• 仇討ちあだうち

  vengeance; revenge; retaliation

• 仇するあだする

  to harm; to injure; to damage

• 仇となるあだとなる

  to backfire; to have a harmful result

• 仇なすあだなす

  to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge

• 仇になるあだになる

  to backfire; to have a harmful result

• 仇をなすあだをなす

  to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge

• 仇を取るかたきをとる

  to take revenge

• 仇を恩で報いるあだをおんでむくいる

  to repay meanness with kindness

• 仇を討つかたきをうつ

  to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

• 仇讎きゅうしゅう

  revenge; bitter enemy

• 報仇ほうきゅう

  retaliation; revenge

• 復仇ふっきゅう

  reprisal; revenge

• 恩を仇で返すおんをあだでかえす

  to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

• 情けが仇なさけがあだ

  Pardon makes offenders

• 浅瀬に仇波あさせにあだなみ

  deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much

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