むくいる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to reward; to recompense; to repay
usu. in the passive
2. to retaliate; to get revenge
Pitch accent
む
くい
る
む
くいる
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to repay meanness with kindness
Examples (1 in total)
The company rewarded him with promotion.