恩赦
Chinese
kind act (from above) | to pardon (a convict) | ||
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simp. and trad. (恩赦) | 恩 | 赦 |
Pronunciation
Noun
恩赦
- imperial pardon
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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恩 | 赦 |
おん Grade: 5 | しゃ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [õ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]
Noun
恩赦 (hiragana おんしゃ, rōmaji onsha)
- a legislative or executive act by which a state forgives a person for a criminal offense resulting in a reduced or exempted sentence; a pardon
See also
- 大赦 (taisha)
- 特赦 (tokusha)
- 減刑 (genkei)
- 復権 (fukken)