Word · 単語
報いる
Reading むくいる
to reward
- 1 to reward, to recompense, to repay — usu. in the passive
- 2 to retaliate, to get revenge
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例文 · examples
結局は誠実さは報いられる。
Honesty will pay in the long run.
悪に報いるに善をもってせよ。
Render good for evil.
さおりに対する彼の愛情は報いられなかった。
His affection for Saori was not reciprocated.
親の因果が子に報いる。
The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.
彼女の彼を思う気持ちは報いられた。
Her feeling for him was reciprocated.