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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

報むくいる

mukuiru

to reward, to repay

Often used in the passive as 報いられる. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 結局けっきょくは誠実せいじつさは報むくいられる。

    Honesty will pay in the long run.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 清盛きよもりが頼政よりまさを信頼しんらいし、永年えいねんの忠実ちゅうじつに報むくいたことになる。

    Kiyomori trusted Yorimasa and finally honored his long-term loyalty.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょの彼かれを思おもう気持きもちは報むくいられた。

    Her feeling for him was reciprocated.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 報

  • 報report; newsOnホウKunむくいる

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