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Entry

  1. Noun

    retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。
    When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
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Characters in this word

4
因
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

Kun
よ.るちな.む
On
イン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
636 of 2500
Radical
囗 enclosure
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

大囗

Used in names as

て

Words starting with 因Words ending in 因Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3s3.2The Kanji Dictionary
6043.0Four corner code
1463deroo
56e0Unicode hex code
1-16-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1026Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
939New Nelson (John Haig)
3054New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3792Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2629Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
583Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
626Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
646A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
311Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
462Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4693Morohashi
614A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
554Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
563Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548sakade
420Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
643henshall3
655Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
485crowley
406Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
337Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
590Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
果
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

Kun
は.たすはた.す-は.たすは.てる-は.てるは.て
On
カ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
258 of 2500
Radical
木 tree
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

｜田木

Used in names as

み

Words starting with 果Words ending in 果Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-8-1SKIP code
0a8.8The Kanji Dictionary
6090.4Four corner code
3664deroo
679cUnicode hex code
1-18-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
107Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2594New Nelson (John Haig)
3560New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4377Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2217Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1121Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1202Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
770Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
375Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14556Morohashi
627A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
487Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
496Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
560sakade
625Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
454henshall3
496Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
250crowley
502Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1052Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1130Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guo3Pinyin reading
gwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
応
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept

Kun
あた.るまさにこた.える
On
オウヨウ-ノウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
266 of 2500
Radical
心 heart
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

心广

Used in names as

おたかまさ

Words starting with 応Words ending in 応Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
3q4.2The Kanji Dictionary
0023.0Four corner code
558deroo
5fdcUnicode hex code
1-17-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1504Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1789New Nelson (John Haig)
3066New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3804Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1946Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2640Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
607Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
653Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
413A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
509Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
718Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10347PMorohashi
622A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
827Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
846Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
556sakade
530Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
651henshall3
663Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
362crowley
1119Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
768Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
614Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying1, ying4Pinyin reading
eungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level
報
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

report, news, reward, retribution

Kun
むく.いる
On
ホウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
167 of 2500
Radical
土 earth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

十辛土又立亠卩
Words starting with 報Words ending in 報Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
3b9.16The Kanji Dictionary
4744.7Four corner code
1467deroo
5831Unicode hex code
1-42-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1114Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1059New Nelson (John Haig)
1698New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1507Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1625Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
306A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1667Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
295Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5275Morohashi
789A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
685Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
698Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
717sakade
436Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
810henshall3
767Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
310crowley
891Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
352Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1521Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bao4Pinyin reading
bo, buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level