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贖う

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あが
Hyōgai

agap-u → agaɸ-u → *agaw-u → aga-u.

Verb

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(あが) (agauあがふ (agafu)?godan (stem (あが) (agai), past (あが)った (agatta))

  1. to atone for one's sins
  2. to obtain something with compensation; to purchase
Derived terms
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  • (あがな) (aganau)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
あがな
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

aganap-u → aganaɸ-u → *aganaw-u → agana-u. From earlier verb 贖う (agau, atone), suffixed with the stem なう (nau).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(あがな) (aganauあがなふ (aganafu)?godan (stem (あがな) (aganai), past (あがな)った (aganatta))

  1. to atone for one's sins
Derived terms
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN