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    3. 一矢報いる

    一矢報いる

    一いっ矢し報むくい​る​

    to retaliate

    NTVerbMilitaryKanji Vocab21 strokes

    いっしむくいる

    Verb

    1.
    to retaliate, to return a blow, to strike back (at), to retort
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    矢
    や…(1)
    dart・arrow
    Kanji
    報
    むく.いる…(1)
    report・news・reward・retribution
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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