贖罪

See also: 赎罪

Chinese

redeem; to ransom
guilt; crime; fault
guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
 
trad. (贖罪)
simp. (赎罪)

Pronunciation


Verb

贖罪

  1. to atone for one's crime; to expiate

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (贖罪):
  • Japanese: (しょく)(ざい) (shokuzai)
  • Korean: 속죄(贖罪) (sokjoe)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょく
Hyōgai
ざい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

(しょく)(ざい) • (shokuzai (alternative reading hiragana ぞくざい, rōmaji zokuzai)

  1. atonement

Verb

(しょく)(ざい)する • (shokuzai surusuru (stem (しょく)(ざい) (shokuzai shi), past (しょく)(ざい)した (shokuzai shita))

  1. atone, expiate

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

贖罪 • (sokjoe) (hangeul 속죄)

  1. hanja form? of 속죄 (atonement, expiation)