ぎゃくしゅうき
gyakushūki
JA
retaliation, counterattack, revenge
敵に対してぎゃくしゅうきを起こす
Launch a counterattack against the enemy
Etymology
Combines the Japanese kanji 逆 (gyaku, meaning 'reverse' or 'counter') and 襲 (shū, meaning 'attack' or 'strike') with the suffix き (ki, nominalizing the compound).
Memory Aid
Break it into parts: ぎゃく (gyaku = reverse/counter) + しゅう (shū = attack) + き (ki = thing) = a counter-attacking thing, which is retaliation or counterattack.
Collocations
ぎゃくしゅうきを起こすぎゃくしゅうきに出る敵のぎゃくしゅうき
Synonyms
逆襲反撃報復
Antonyms
攻撃進撃先制攻撃
Related Words
戦い防衛報復