Illustration: On a lane outside an Edo-period neighborhood temple, a mischievous boy has stretched a cord low across the path to trip a passing friend. One end remains tied around the boy's own ankle, revealing who arranged it.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

業ごう

gou

karma

Example sentences

祖母そぼは、これも前世ぜんせいの業ごうだと言いう。
My grandmother says this, too, is karma from a past life.
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お寺てらで業ごうについての話はなしを聞きいた。
I heard a talk about karma at the temple.
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業ごうは次つぎの人生じんせいにも続つづくと考かんがえる人ひとがいる。
Some people believe karma carries over into the next life.
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Kanji in 業

業business; vocationOnギョウ・ゴウKunわざ

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