Word Meaning 罪滅ぼし

つみほろぼし tsumihoroboshi

罪滅ぼし is read as つみほろぼし (tsumihoroboshi) and means atonement (for one's sins).

Meaning

English

atonement (for one's sins)
expiation
making amends
making up for (a misdeed)

Reading

Kana

つみほろぼし

Romaji

tsumihoroboshi

Writing Variants

罪ほろぼし つみほろぼし tsumihoroboshi
罪滅し つみほろぼし tsumihoroboshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 24074 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

罪障消滅

ざいしょうしょうめつ

expiation of sins

滅罪

めつざい

expiation

罪刑法定主義

ざいけいほうていしゅぎ

nulla poena sine lege

罪証

ざいしょう

evidence (of a crime)

罪源

ざいげん

substance of a sin

罪障

ざいしょう

sins (which prevent entry into bliss)

罪状糾明

ざいじょうきゅうめい

closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime

罪に陥る

つみにおちいる

to slide into sin

滅多刺し

めったざし

stabbing repeatedly

心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し

しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

心頭滅却すれば火も亦涼し

しんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

罪

つみ

thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

彼は罪滅ぼしに難行苦行をしている。

He is doing penance.