贖う
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 贖 |
| あが Hyōgaiji |
agap-u → agaɸ-u → *agaw-u → aga-u.
Verb[edit]
贖う • (agau) ←あがふ (agafu)?godan (stem 贖い (agai), past 贖った (agatta))
- to atone for one's sins
- to obtain something with compensation; to purchase
Derived terms[edit]
- 贖う (aganau)
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 贖 |
| あがな Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
aganap-u → aganaɸ-u → *aganaw-u → agana-u. From earlier verb 贖う (agau, “atone”), suffixed with the stem なう (nau).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
贖う • (aganau) ←あがなふ (aganafu)?godan (stem 贖い (aganai), past 贖った (aganatta))
- to atone for one's sins
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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