償つぐなう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
That sin must be atoned for.
Kanji used
make up for something
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to recompense for a loss
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
Examples (7 in total)
Money can't compensate for life.
That sin must be atoned for.
The mistakes committed must be atoned for.