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因果応報

因果応報

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: 5
か > が
Grade: 4
おう
Grade: 5
ほう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

因果応報 (hiragana いんがおうほう, romaji inga ōhō, historical hiragana いんぐわおうほう)

  1. retribution, karma: good fortune for those who have done good deeds, and misfortune for those who have done bad deeds
    もう因果応報 (いんがおうほう)だよ
    inga ōhō da yo
    that's just what you deserve

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3