Word Meaning 恩義

おんぎ ongi

恩義 is read as おんぎ (ongi) and means obligation.

Meaning

English

  1. obligation
  2. favour
  3. favor
  4. debt of gratitude

Reading

Kana

おんぎ

Romaji

ongi

Writing Variants

  • 恩誼 おんぎ ongi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 20533 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

恩恵

おんけい

grace

恩返し

おんがえし

requital of a favour

おん

favour

恩人

おんじん

benefactor

恩給

おんきゅう

a lord giving a land holding to a vassal

恩賜

おんし

Imperial gift

恩知らず

おんしらず

ungrateful

恩師

おんし

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude)

恩赦

おんしゃ

amnesty

恩典

おんてん

favour

恩地

おんち

land received in compensation for one's service

恩恵期間

おんけいきかん

period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)

Example Sentences

2

What do we owe?

I am in no small degree indebted to him.