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：2026/01/05
償う
Hiragana
つぐなう
Verb
archaic
nonstandard
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
罪や過ちなどに対して，金品を出したり労力を提供したりして埋め合わせをする。つぐなう。「罪を償う」「損失を償う」 / 悪い結果が出たときに，それとは逆のよい行為でつりあいをとる。つぐなう。「罪を償う善行」
Easy Japanese Meaning
まちがいのせきにんを、お金やよいおこないでうめあわせる。むかしは、つかうといういみもあった
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
赔偿；弥补；赎罪 / 使用；利用
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
補償；賠償；彌補（過失） / （古）使用；利用
Korean Meaning
보상하다 / 속죄하다 / 사용하다
Vietnamese Meaning
bồi thường, chuộc lỗi (cổ) / dùng, sử dụng (cổ, nay không dùng)
Tagalog Meaning
magbayad-pinsala / magbayad-sala / gumamit
Sense（1）
(archaic, now nonstandard) Same as つぐなう (tsugunau) above
Sense（2）
(archaic, obsolete) to use, utilize
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Quizzes for review
(archaic, now nonstandard) Same as つぐなう (tsugunau) above / (archaic, obsolete) to use, utilize
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償う
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He is working hard to atone for his past sins.
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彼は昔の罪を償うために、一生懸命働いています。
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