因果応報

Japanese

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

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

(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

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

^ 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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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