Word Meaning 因果応報

いんがおうほう ingaouhou

因果応報 is read as いんがおうほう (ingaouhou) and means retribution.

Meaning

English

  1. retribution
  2. retributive justice
  3. karma
  4. just deserts
  5. poetic justice
  6. reward and punishment for one's past behavior

Reading

Kana

いんがおうほう

Romaji

ingaouhou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo Rank 31568 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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親の因果が子に報う

おやのいんががこにむくう

the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son

因果の胤を宿す

いんがのたねをやどす

to become pregnant with an illegitimate child

因果因縁

いんがいんねん

cause and effect

応報

おうほう

retribution

応用特有情報

おうようとくゆうじょうほう

application-specific information

因果

いんが

cause and effect

因果法則

いんがほうそく

law of causality

因果関係

いんがかんけい

relation of cause and effect

因果性

いんがせい

causality

因果を含める

いんがをふくめる

to persuade someone to accept the inevitable

因果律

いんがりつ

law of cause and effect

因果者

いんがもの

unlucky person