Japanese symbol for “atonement”
償い
つぐない
Romaji: tsugunai
recompense; indemnity; atonement
In Japanese, atonement is 償い, read つぐない (tsugunai).
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Meanings
- n recompense; indemnity; atonement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “atonement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪滅ぼし | つみほろぼし tsumihoroboshi | atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends |
| 贖罪 | しょくざい shokuzai | atonement |
| 贖い | あがない aganai | atonement; redemption; compensation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賠償 | ばいしょう baishou | compensation; reparations; indemnity |
| 補償 | ほしょう hoshou | compensation; reparation |
| 代償 | だいしょう daishou | compensation; reparation; indemnification |
| 無償 | むしょう mushou | without compensation; without reward; without pay |
| 償還 | しょうかん shoukan | repayment; redemption; amortization |
| 有償 | ゆうしょう yuushou | (involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee |
See also: Chinese symbol for “atonement”.
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