복수

boksu · [복쑤]

revenge

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. revengeThe act of taking action against someone who harmed one or one's family or friends; the act of getting revenge.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

복쑤 · noun · Advanced

  1. plural; multipleA state of being more than one in numb
  2. pluralIn grammar, a word indicating two or more people or things, or a part of speech such as a verb, adjective, determiner, etc., referring to such people or things.

Written Forms

복수Hangul
復讐Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Is the main character going to start their revenge in earnest now?

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Got it, this is the perfect revenge script I've been thinking about since yesterday.

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The way the character is acting out the dilemma of whether to take revenge or not is truly masterful.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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