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    3. 報いる

    報いる

    報むくい​る​

    to reward

    KMT9News #31+1CoreVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    酬いる

    むくいる

    Verb

    1.
    to reward, to recompense, to repay
    2.
    to retaliate, to get revenge

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    彼かれは親しん切せつにしてくれた友ゆう人じんに、感かん謝しゃの気き持もちを報むくいた。

    He repaid his friend's kindness with gratitude.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    努ど力りょくが報むくわれる日ひが来くることを信しんじて、彼かれは研けん究きゅうを続つづけた。

    Believing that the day his efforts would be rewarded would come, he continued his research.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & PsychologyScience & Math
    チームは監かん督とくの期き待たいに報むくいるため、懸けん命めいに練れん習しゅうした。

    The team practiced hard to live up to the coach's expectations.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは裏うら切ぎりに対 して、冷れい酷こくな方ほう法ほうで報むくいることを誓ちかった。

    She vowed to retaliate against the betrayal in a cruel way.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    過か去この過あやまちを償つぐない、社しゃ会かいに報むくいるために、彼かれは残のこりの人じん生せいを奉ほう仕し活かつ動どうに捧ささげた。

    To atone for his past mistakes and repay society, he dedicated the rest of his life to volunteer work.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    報
    むく.いる…(1)
    report・news・reward・retribution
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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