Entry
  1. Noun

    atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

    彼は罪滅ぼしに難行苦行をしている。
    He is doing penance.

Also written 罪滅し【つみほろぼし】罪ほろぼし【つみほろぼし】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

Kun
つみ
On
ザイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
732 of 2500
Radical
net
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-8SKIP code
5g8.4The Kanji Dictionary
6011.1Four corner code
3654deroo
7f6aUnicode hex code
1-26-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3643Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4644New Nelson (John Haig)
2610New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1673Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2264Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1636Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1764Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
928A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2006Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
748Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28293Morohashi
686A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
885Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
906Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
794sakade
830Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
713henshall3
775Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1047Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1464Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1651Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
joeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun
ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
On
メツ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1222 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3a10.26The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6ec5Unicode hex code
1-44-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2660Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3279New Nelson (John Haig)
660New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
390Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18008Morohashi
1848A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1338Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1488Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1642Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1500Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1237Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mie4Pinyin reading
myeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level