NichiDict

償い

つぐない
[tsugunai]

Meanings

1.Noun

recompense; indemnity; atonement

Examples

誠実な償いが大切だ。

Genuine atonement is what matters.

罪の償いとして社会奉仕活動を行った。

He did community service as atonement for his crime.

どんな償いをしても失った信頼は戻らない。

No amount of atonement can restore the trust that was lost.