Results, retribution

因果応報【いんがおうほうingaouhou】

noun:

  • retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior - four character idiom

汚いkitanai手teでde会社kaishaをwo乗っ取ったnottottaものmonoのno、腹心fukushinだdaとto思っていたomotteita部下bukaにni裏切られuragirare、因果応報ingaouhouだdaねne。 When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.

応報【おうほうouhou】

noun:

  • retribution
冥罰【めいばつmeibatsu】

noun:

  • retribution; divine punishment
因果因縁【いんがいんねんingainnen】

noun:

  • cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect - four character idiom
JLPTN1
罰★【ばちbachi】

noun:

  • (divine) punishment; curse; retribution

ベェーだっBEEEda！乙女otomeのnoことkotoをwo嗤った嗤tta罰bachiよyo！ Pfft! That's your punishment for laughing at a girl!

報復★【ほうふくhoufuku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retribution
  • retorsion; retortion

私watashiはha彼kareにni報復houfukuするsuruつもりtsumoriだda。 I will take my revenge on him.

報い☆【むくいmukui】酬い

noun:

  • reward; recompense; return
  • punishment; retribution

悪事akujiのno報いmukui。 What one has sown one will have to reap.

罪の報い【つみのむくいtsuminomukui】

expression:

  • retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime
切り得【きりどくkiridoku】

noun:

  • no retribution for a samurai killing a commoner
悪報【あくほうakuhou】

noun:

  • karmic retribution
依報【えほうehou】

noun:

  • circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 正報
正報【しょうほうshouhou】

noun:

  • direct retribution; body and mind one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 依報
三世因果【さんぜいんがsanzeinga】

noun:

  • retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future) - four character idiom - Buddhism term
仏罰【ぶつばちbutsubachi・ぶつばつbutsubatsu】

noun:

  • punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
業報【ごうほうgouhou】

noun:

  • karma effects; fate; inevitable retribution
果報【かほうkahou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • good fortune; luck; happiness
  • vipaka (retribution) - Buddhism term ➜ 業【ごう】

果報kahouはha寝てnete待てmate。 Sleep and wait for good luck.

Kanji

報

ホウHOU・むくいるmuku.iru

report; news; reward; retribution

酬

シュウSHUU・シュSHU・トウTOU・むくいるmuku.iru

repay; reward; retribution


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