仇あだなす

あ

だ

な

す

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

do someone wrong; do an ill turn; take revenge

Literary or dramatic expression for harming someone or taking revenge. Often used in historical or fictional contexts.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんを裏うら切ぎった者ものに仇あだなすことを誓ちかった。
He swore to take revenge on those who betrayed him.
その武ぶ

将しょう

は

敵てき

に

仇あだ

なす

ため

に

兵へい

を

挙あ

げ

た

。

The warlord raised an army to do his enemies wrong.

2

expression, godan verb (-su)

resent; bear a grudge

Describes holding a lasting resentment. Less common than sense 1; often overlaps with the idea of seeking revenge.

彼かれは昔むかしの侮ぶ辱じょくに今いまも仇あだなしている。
He still bears a grudge over the old insult.

Written forms

仇あだなす
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
仇あだ成なす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
仇あだ為なす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
寇あだなす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

仇foe, enemy, revenge
成turn into, become, get
為do, change, make
寇bandits, thieves, enemy

Similar words

復ふく讐しゅうする
復讐する is the common modern word for 'to take revenge'. 仇なす is more literary and old-fashioned.
恨うらむ
恨む is the standard verb for 'to resent' or 'to bear a grudge'. 仇なす is a rarer, more dramatic alternative.

Etymology

Compound of 仇 (あだ, 'enemy, harm') + なす (為す, 'to do'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression has been used in classical and literary Japanese.