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応酬

応酬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
しゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

応酬 (hiragana おうしゅう, romaji ōshū)

  1. retort, angry response
     (はげ)しい言葉 (ことば)応酬 (おうしゅう)があった。
    Hageshii kotoba no ōshū ga atta.
    There was an exchange of harsh words.
  2. exchange, especially an exchange of words in anger

Verb

応酬する (transitive and intransitive, hiragana おうしゅうする, romaji ōshū suru)

  1. to retort
  2. to exchange

Conjugation