repay, reward, retribution

13 strokesFrequency 1,515JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュウシュトウ

Kun

むく.いる

Dictionary

Common Words

報酬うしゅうNounFreq #3858
1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

Examples
その弁護士への報酬はとても高かった。
The lawyer's fee was very high.
報う酬うGodan verbFreq #7126
1

to reward; to recompense; to repay

Examples
彼は友だちの親切にむくいたいと思った。
He wanted to repay the kindness of his friends.
2

to retaliate; to get revenge

報いるくい酬いるIntransitiveTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10003
1

Usu. in the passive

to reward; to recompense; to repay

Examples
結局は誠実さは報いられる
Honesty will pay in the long run.
2

to retaliate; to get revenge

報い酬いくいNounFreq #12262
1

reward; recompense; return

Examples
悪事の報い
What one has sown one will have to reap.
2

punishment; retribution

応酬うしゅうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #15939
1

Transitive verb

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take

Examples
候補者たちは減税法案をめぐって応酬しました。
Candidates traded blows over the proposed tax cut.
2

reply; answer; response; reciprocation; retort; riposte; tit for tat

Examples
敵は我々の砲火に応酬した。
The enemy answered our fire.
成功報酬いこうほうしゅうNounFreq #41017
1

fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus

無報酬うしゅうNoun~の Adj.Freq #69012
1

unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary

特別報酬とくべつほうしゅうNounFreq #71628
1

special reward

診療報酬しんりょうほうしゅうNounFreq #100437
1

payment (system) for medical services

貴酬しゅうNounFreq #108044
1

reply (epistolary)

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