贖い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あがな
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

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aganapi → anagaɸi → *aganawi → aganai. The nominalized form of the verb 贖う (aganau, atone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あがな) (aganaiあがなひ (aganafi)?

  1. compensation for one's sins or mistakes; redemption

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN