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Kanji Detail for 讎 - "respond, requite, enemy, collate"
讎
- Meaning
讎 means "respond, requite, enemy, collate."
Respond - To answer; to reply.
Requite - To repay; to retaliate.
Enemy - A foe.
Collate - To compare and correct.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
enemy; revenge
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
enemy, rival, opponent
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 仇[chou2]
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To respond. Matching each other with words. Answering one by one within the scope of what was asked is called 讎. When expressed with hostility, responding with hostility accordingly. Therefore 酬酢 (toasting back) is also written as 讎. Paying someone's price is called 讎直. Meaning giving the exact amount. | All two sides with equal power are also called 讎. Such as 讎匹 (match), 讎敵 (enemy). | To compare. Collating texts is called 讎校 (proofreading). Meaning comparing two copies to find similarities and differences.
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