反撃

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 反撃 is read as はんげき and means a counterattack or response made after receiving an attack or criticism.
• Basic usage: Use 相手チームの反撃 for the opposing team's counterattack and 批判に反撃する for responding forcefully to criticism.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 反撃 and 攻撃
  • The former answers an earlier attack or criticism, whereas the latter broadly means attacking regardless of who acted first.