仕返(しかえ)し

しかえし
noun
retaliation, revenge, payback
action
1. retaliation, revenge, payback, getting even
The act of retaliating or getting back at someone who has wronged you. Can range from petty revenge to serious retaliation.
仕返(しかえ)しをする。
To get revenge.
仕返(しかえ)しされるのが怖(こわ)い。
I'm afraid of retaliation.
いじめっ子(こ)に仕返(しかえ)しをしても、何(なに)も解決(かいけつ)しないと先生(せんせい)に言(い)われた。
The teacher told me that retaliating against bullies wouldn't solve anything.

Usage

Most commonly used with する: 仕返(しかえ)しをする (to retaliate, to get revenge). More colloquial and everyday than 復讐(ふくしゅう) (vengeance), which implies deeper, more serious revenge.

Common collocations

Similar words

仕返(しかえ)し is more casual than 復讐(ふくしゅう) (vengeance) and 報復(ほうふく) (reprisal). 仕返(しかえ)し can be used for minor, everyday acts of getting even, while the others imply more serious or formal contexts.

Related Words

Synonym: 復讐(ふくしゅう) (vengeance (intense))
Synonym: 報復(ほうふく) (reprisal (formal))
Compare: 雪辱(せつじょく) (revenge)
Compare: 見返(みかえ)る (to look back)
Related: 報復行為(ほうふくこうい) (act of retaliation)
Compare: しっぺ返(がえ)し (retaliation)
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Added 2026.2.8 14:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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