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[つぐな()·]
tsugunau
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[つぐの()·]
tsugunou

English Meaning(s) for 償う

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

Definition and Synonyms for 償う

Propitiation the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Synonyms: 償い, 償う
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
Reimburse reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
Synonyms: 償う, 償還, 弁償, 払い戻し, 払い戻す, 補う
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 something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
Synonyms: 代償, 償い, 償う, 償金, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報償, 報償金, 報奨, 報酬, 填補, 対価, 弁償, 弁償金, 手当, 補償, 補償金, 謝金, 賠償
Expiation compensation for a wrong
Synonyms: サティスファクション, 会心, 償い, 償う, 喜び, 喜ぶ, 本望, 満足, 溜飲, 補償
Compensate make amends for
Synonyms: 償う, 補償
Pay Off do or give something to somebody in return
Synonyms: 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 補償, 返済
Aby make amends for
Synonyms: 償う, 贖う, 贖罪
Countervail compensate for or counterbalance
Synonyms: 償う, 相殺, 見合う
Recompense payment or reward (as for service rendered)
Synonyms: 償い, 償う, 報酬, 礼金, 謝礼
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
Compensate pay compensation for
Synonyms: 償う, 補償

Meanings for each kanji in 償う

» reparation; make up for; recompense; redeem

Categories 償う is a member of

Salvation the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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Rectification the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake
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Compensate make payment to
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Pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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Right make reparations or amends for
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Balance bring into balance or equilibrium
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Payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
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Recompense payment or reward (as for service rendered)
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Restitution a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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Settle dispose of
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 償う

Conjugations for 償う

masu stem
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tsugunai
Negative stem
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tsugunawa
te-form
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tsugunatte
Negative te-form
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tsugunawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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tsugunawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunau
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawanai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawanakatta
Presumptive Form
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tsugunaou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunaimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaimasen
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunaimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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tsugunaimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunaitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunaitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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tsugunaita
te-form
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tsugunaitakute
Negative te-form
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tsugunaitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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tsugunaitaku
Provisional Form
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tsugunaitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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tsugunaitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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tsugunaitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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tsugunaitakunakattara
Objective Form
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tsugunaitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunaeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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tsugunawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaenai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaenakatta
masu-stem
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tsugunae
te-form
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tsugunaete
Negative te-form
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tsugunaenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaemasen
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunaemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawarenai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawarenakatta
masu stem
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tsugunaware
te-form
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tsugunawarete
Negative te-form
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tsugunawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasenai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasenakatta
masu stem
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tsugunawase
te-form
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tsugunawasete
Negative te-form
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tsugunawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasarenakatta
masu stem
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tsugunawasare
te-form
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tsugunawasarete
Negative te-form
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tsugunawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsugunawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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tsugunawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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tsugunawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsugunawazaru

Sample Sentences for 償う

He made amends for his mistakes.
Money cannot pay for the loss of happiness.
Nothing will make up for his past mistakes.
He made up for the sins of his brother.
Money cannot compensate for life.

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