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Meaning of 償い(つぐない) in Japanese

償い
Kana Reading
つぐない
Romaji
tsugunai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    recompense; indemnity; atonement
    Example sentence
    彼ら間違い償いなくてはならないだろう I'll have to make amends to them for my mistake.

Examples of 償い, つぐない in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: つぐな.う

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