因果応報

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
因	果	応	報
いん Grade: 5	か > が Grade: 4	おう Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
因果應報 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 因果 (inga, “cause and effect; karmic results, fate; misfortune”) +‎ 応報 (ōhō, “retribution”). Originally from Buddhist contexts, but now more widely used.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) いんがおうほう (Atamadaka + Heiban)^[2]^[3]

(Tokyo) いんがおーほー [íꜜǹgàòòhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ĩŋɡa̠o̞ːho̞ː]

Noun edit

因(いん)果(が)応(おう)報(ほう) • (inga ōhō) ^{←いんぐわおうほう (ingwaoufou)^?}

retribution, karma: good fortune for those who have done good deeds, and misfortune for those who have done bad deeds
もう因(いん)果(が)応(おう)報(ほう)だよ
mō inga ōhō da yo
that's just what you deserve

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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