Japanese symbol for “reprisals”
報復措置
ほうふくそち
Romaji: houfukusochi
reprisals; retaliatory measures
In Japanese, reprisals is 報復措置, read ほうふくそち (houfukusochi).
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Meanings
- n reprisals; retaliatory measures
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう houshuu | remuneration; recompense; reward |
| 予報 | よほう yohou | forecast; prediction |
| 警報 | けいほう keihou | warning; alarm; alert |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 復活 | ふっかつ fukkatsu | revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return |
| 措置 | そち sochi | measure; step; action |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.