応報

応報

Japanese

Kanji in this term
応	報
おう Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

応報 (hiragana おうほう, rōmaji ōhō)

1. retribution, just deserts

   応 (おう)報 (ほう)刑 (けい)論 (ろん)

   ōhōkeiron

   theory of punishment as retribution

Compounds

• 因 (いん)果 (が)応 (おう)報 (ほう) (ingaōhō, “retributive justice; retribution”)

Synonyms

• 天罰 (てんばつ) (tenbatsu, “divine punishment”)