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A3 Noun

(つぐな)recompense, indemnity, atonement

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        recompense, indemnity, atonement

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    償い 【つぐない】

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    • 刑務所(けいむしょ)(つみ)(つぐな)をする。

      Make atonement for one's crime in prison.

    • 遅刻(ちこく)をした(つぐな)にお(ひる)(おご)りました。

      I treated them to lunch as atonement for being late.

    • 事故(じこ)加害者(かがいしゃ)被害者(ひがいしゃ)(つぐな)をするべきです。

      The perpetrator of the accident should make atonement to the victim.

    • 愛車(あいしゃ)(きず)をつけられたのなら金銭的(きんせんてき)(つぐな)(もと)めるのも当然(とうぜん)だ。

      If your beloved car has been damaged, it is only natural to seek financial recompense.

    • ()をもって(つみ)(つぐな)をしたところで被害者(ひがいしゃ)()(かえ)ることはありません。

      Even if one makes atonement for their crime with death, the victim will not come back to life.

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