贖い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
贖
あがな Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

aganapi → anagaɸi → *aganawi → aganai. The nominalized form of the verb 贖う (aganau, “atone”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あがない [àgánáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
(Tokyo) あがない [àgánáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠na̠i]

Noun

贖(あがな)い • (aganai) ^{←あがなひ (aganafi)^?}

compensation for one's sins or mistakes; redemption

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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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