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Definition and Synonyms for 報い
| 1. | 埋合 | 損失や傷害を補償する行為 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | 褒美 | 何らかの出来事か動作から生じる利益 |
| 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 | |
| 3. | 罰 | ある行為や状態の好ましくない、または痛みを伴う結果 |
| Penalty | the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition | |
| Synonyms: | 報い, 報う, 報いる, 罰, 罰 | |
| 4. | 余慶 | 立派な行動に対する報酬、または悪行に対する報い |
| Payoff | a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | |
| Synonyms: | 余慶, 報い, 報う, 報いる, 応報, 陽報 |
Meanings for each kanji in 報い
| » | 報 | report; news; reward; retribution |
Categories 報い is a member of
| 1. | 改削 | 間違いを取り替えるために改善を提供する行為 |
| Rectification | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake | |
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| 2. | 便宜 | 幸福を助け、推進する何か |
| Welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being | |
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| 3. | 不利 | 下位の、またはより好ましくない位置にあるという特質 |
| Disadvantage | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position | |
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| 4. | 余波 | 特に個人に対する出来事の結果 |
| Consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | |
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