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Dictionary: “恩”

恩

おん

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

Example sentence

You bit the hand that fed you.

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Kun/On information

恩
On
おん
Kun
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10

・grace

・kindness

・goodness

・favor

・mercy

・blessing

・benefit

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Related words to 恩

49 related words

恩給

おんきゅう

→

pension (esp. public servant's)

恩人

おんじん

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benefactor;patron;person to whom one owes a great deal;person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

恩返し

おんがえし

→

paying back a favour;repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

恩赦

おんしゃ

→

amnesty;pardon

恩賜

おんし

→

Imperial gift

恩師

おんし

→

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude);mentor;one's former teacher

恩恵

おんけい

→

grace;favor;favour;blessing;benefit

恩給

おんきゅう

→

a lord giving a land holding to a vassal

恩知らず

おんしらず

→

ungrateful

恩義

おんぎ

→

obligation;favour;favor;debt of gratitude

恩典

おんてん

→

favour;favor;act of grace;special privilege

恩を返す

おんをかえす

→

to return a favor;to pay it back

恩威

おんい

→

benevolence and strictness

恩恵期間

おんけいきかん

→

period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)

恩愛

おんあい

→

kindness and affection;love

恩地

おんち

→

land received in compensation for one's service;land given by a lord to a vassal for his service

恩にかける

おんにかける

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to demand gratitude;to make a favour of something;to remind of a favour done to someone;to emphasize the favour one has done

恩沢

おんたく

→

favour;favor;benefit

恩がある

おんがある

→

to be in one's debt

恩着せがましい

おんきせがましい

→

patronizing;expecting gratitude in return;acting like one is doing someone a favor;condescending

恩命

おんめい

→

gracious command or words

恩を受ける

おんをうける

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to be indebted;to be under an obligation

恩を仇で返す

おんをあだでかえす

→

to return evil for good;to return a favour with spite (favor)

恩讐

おんしゅう

→

love and hate

恩賚

みたまのふゆ

→

divine grace;divine protection;boon from the gods (or the emperor, etc.)

恩寵

おんちょう

→

grace;favour;favor

恩賞

おんしょう

→

reward

恩に着る

おんにきる

→

to feel indebted (to);to feel grateful;to be much obliged

恩恵を被る

おんけいをこうむる

→

to share in the benefit

恩顧

おんこ

→

favour;favor;patronage

恩情

おんじょう

→

compassion;affection

恩寵を享ける

おんちょうをうける

→

to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)

恩送り

おんおくり

→

paying it forward (repaying a good deed by doing good for others)

恩返しをする

おんがえしをする

→

to return a favor (favour);to repay

恩を売る

おんをうる

→

to demand gratitude;to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

恩借

おんしゃく

→

loan;borrowing

恩を忘れる

おんをわすれる

→

to be ungrateful

恩幸

おんこう

→

the emperor's personal favour

恩領

おんりょう

→

land received in compensation for one's service;land given by a lord to a vassal for his service

恩徳

おんとく

→

grace;blessing;compassion

恩に着せる

おんにきせる

→

to demand gratitude;to make a favour of something;to remind of a favour done to someone;to emphasize the favour one has done

恩を着せる

おんをきせる

→

to make one feel grateful

恩を返す

おんをかえす

→

to defeat one's senior stablemate

恩恵を蒙る

おんけいをこうむる

→

to share in the benefit

恩倖

おんこう

→

the emperor's personal favour

恩愛

おんない

→

kindness and affection;love

恩をあだで返す

おんをあだでかえす

→

to return evil for good;to return a favour with spite (favor)

恩にきる

おんにきる

→

to feel indebted (to);to feel grateful;to be much obliged

恩が有る

おんがある

→

to be in one's debt