むくいる
Mukuiru
Other forms: 酬いる
報いる (Mukuiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to reward, to recompense, to repay, to retaliate”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto reward; to recompense; to repayusu. in the passive
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto retaliate; to get revenge
Examples
親の因果が子に報いる。
The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.
結局は誠実さは報いられる。
Honesty will pay in the long run.
悪に報いるに善をもってせよ。
Render good for evil.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).