贖罪

See also: 赎罪

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

贖罪

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
贖 罪
Hyōgaiji Grade: 5

Noun

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

  1. atonement

Verb

贖罪(しょくざい)する • (shokuzai suru) suru (stem 贖罪(しょくざい)し (shokuzai shi), past 贖罪(しょくざい)した (shokuzai shita))

  1. atone, expiate

Conjugation

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