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Japanese symbol for “reprisals”

Romaji: houfukusochi
reprisals; retaliatory measures

In Japanese, reprisals is , read (houfukusochi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n reprisals; retaliatory measures

Kanji and stroke order

report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
restore, return to, revert
on: フク
kun: また
12 strokes · JLPT 2
set aside, give up, suspend
on: ソ
kun: お.く
11 strokes · JLPT 1
placement, put, set
on: チ
kun: お.く、-お.き
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
ほうこく houkokureport; information
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
ほうしゅう houshuuremuneration; recompense; reward
よほう yohouforecast; prediction
けいほう keihouwarning; alarm; alert
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ふっかつ fukkatsurevival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return
そち sochimeasure; step; action
いち ichiplace; 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.

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