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仇を取る (かたきをとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仇かたきを取とる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

take revenge; avenge

Used for avenging a wrong, especially on behalf of someone else or for a past grievance. Often interchangeable with 仇を討つ (あだをうつ).

See also: 仇を討つ (あだをうつ)

彼かれは父ちちの仇かたきを取とるために剣けんを取とった。
He took up the sword to avenge his father.

いつか必かならず仇かたきを取とってみせる。

I will definitely take revenge someday.

Kanji

仇foe, enemy, revenge
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

仇あだを討うつ
Synonymous; 仇を討つ uses the reading あだ for 仇 and the verb 討つ (to attack/avenge), while 仇を取る uses かたき and 取る. Both mean 'to take revenge' and are often interchangeable.

Etymology

Compound of 仇 (かたき, 'enemy; grudge') + を + 取る (とる, 'to take'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression is conventionally associated with the idea of 'taking' revenge.