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    3. 返り討ち

    返り討ち

    返かえり​討うち​

    killing a would-be avenger

    NTNounMilitaryKanji Vocab21 strokes

    かえりうち

    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

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    討
    う.つ…(1)
    chastise・attack・defeat・destroy・conquer
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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