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    3. 償い

    償い

    償つぐない​

    recompense

    KMT7News #14+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    つぐない

    Noun

    1.
    recompense, indemnity, atonement

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの過あやまちの償つぐないをした。

    He made amends for his mistake.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    事じ故この被ひ害がい者しゃに対たいし、十じゅう分ぶんな償つぐないをする必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to make sufficient recompense to the victims of the accident.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    彼かの女じょは、失うしなわれた信しん頼らいを取とり戻もどすために、償つぐないの行こう動どうを続つづけた。

    She continued her acts of atonement to regain lost trust.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    戦せん争そうの償つぐないは、単たんなる金きん銭せん的てきな問もん題だいではなく、歴れき史し認にん識しきの問もん題だいでもある。

    War reparations are not merely a monetary issue, but also a matter of historical understanding.

    KMT7Politics & LawHistoryEmotions & Psychology
    過か去この罪つみの償つぐないとして、彼かれは生しょう涯がいを社しゃ会かい奉ほう仕しに捧ささげることを決けつ意いした。

    As atonement for past sins, he decided to dedicate his life to social service.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy

    Characters that make up this word

    償
    つぐな.う…(1)
    reparation・make up for・recompense・redeem
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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