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[むく()··]
mukuiru
ichidan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[むく()··]
mukuiru

English Meaning(s) for 報いる

ichidan verb
  1. to reward; to recompense; to repay
  2. to retaliate; to get revenge

Definition and Synonyms for 報いる

Payoff a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
Synonyms: 余慶, 報い, 報う, 報いる, 応報, 陽報
Revenge take revenge for a perceived wrong
Synonyms: 仇討ち, 仕返し, 仕返す, 報う, 報いる, 報復, 復仇, 復讐, しっぺ返し, お返し, 返報, 返礼, 雪辱
Unreciprocated not returned in kind
Synonyms: 報う, 報いる, 報われる
Compensate make payment to
Synonyms: 代償, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報う, 報いる, 弁償, 応える, 払う, 支払う, 補償, 贖う
Compensation the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Synonyms: カバー, 代償, 償い, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報い, 報う, 報いる, 報償, 填補, 手当, 相殺, 補い, 補う, 補償
Pay Back act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
Synonyms: ねぎらう, 報う, 報いる, 報じる, 報ずる, 報奨, 応える, 褒賞, 謝する, 謝礼, 賞する, 返報, 返礼
Reciprocate act, feel, or give mutually or in return
Synonyms: 報う, 報いる, 返す
Honour bestow honor or rewards upon
Synonyms: ねぎらう, 報う, 報いる, 表彰, 褒賞, 賞する, 賞美
Reward benefit resulting from some event or action
Synonyms: メリット, 代償, 余慶, 冥利, 利得, 利益, 報い, 報う, 報いる, 報奨, 報酬, 応報, 恩賞, 特典, 特恵, 褒美, 褒賞, 陽報
Penalty the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
Synonyms: 報い, 報う, 報いる, ,
Compensate compensate
Synonyms: 代償, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報う, 報いる, 弁償, 応える, 払う, 支払う, 補償, 贖う

Meanings for each kanji in 報いる

» report; news; reward; retribution

Categories 報いる is a member of

Rectification the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake
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Pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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Act perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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Punish impose a penalty on
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Recognize show approval or appreciation of
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Welfare something that aids or promotes well-being
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Disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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Consequence the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 報いる

Conjugations for 報いる

masu stem
[むく()·]
mukui
Negative stem
[むく()·]
mukui
te-form
[むく()··]
mukuite
Negative te-form
[むく()····]
mukuinakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[むく()···]
mukuinaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()··]
mukuiru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()···]
mukuinai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()··]
mukuita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuinakatta
Presumptive Form
[むく()···]
mukuiyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()····]
mukuimasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[むく()·····]
mukuimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[むく()··]
mukuita
te-form
[むく()····]
mukuitakute
Negative te-form
[むく()······]
mukuitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[むく()···]
mukuitaku
Provisional Form
[むく()·····]
mukuitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[むく()······]
mukuitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[むく()········]
mukuitakunakattara
Objective Form
[むく()···]
mukuitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()··]
mukuiro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuinakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[むく()····]
mukuinakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()······]
mukuinakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuirarenai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuirarenakatta
masu-stem
[むく()···]
mukuirare
te-form
[むく()····]
mukuirarete
Negative te-form
[むく()······]
mukuirarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()······]
mukuiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()······]
mukuiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·········]
mukuiraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()····]
mukuirenai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()···]
mukuireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()······]
mukuirenakatta
te-form
[むく()···]
mukuirete
Negative te-form
[むく()·····]
mukuirenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuiremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuiremasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuiremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()········]
mukuiremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuirarenai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuirarenakatta
masu stem
[むく()···]
mukuirare
te-form
[むく()····]
mukuirarete
Negative te-form
[むく()······]
mukuirarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()······]
mukuiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()······]
mukuiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·········]
mukuiraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuisaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuisasenai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()····]
mukuisaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuisasenakatta
masu stem
[むく()···]
mukuisase
te-form
[むく()····]
mukuisasete
Negative te-form
[むく()······]
mukuisasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()·····]
mukuisasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()······]
mukuisasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()······]
mukuisasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·········]
mukuisasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()······]
mukuisaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuisaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[むく()······]
mukuisaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()·········]
mukuisaserarenakatta
masu stem
[むく()·····]
mukuisaserare
te-form
[むく()······]
mukuisaserarete
Negative te-form
[むく()········]
mukuisaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[むく()·······]
mukuisaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()········]
mukuisaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[むく()········]
mukuisaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[むく()···········]
mukuisaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[むく()··]
mukuin
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()··]
mukuizu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()··]
mukuinu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[むく()···]
mukuizaru

Sample Sentences for 報いる

The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.
I took a swing at him.
His affection for Saori was not reciprocated.
Her feeling for him was reciprocated.
Render good for evil.

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