expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to repay meanness with kindness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
仇を恩で報いる あだをおんでむくいる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

foe, enemy, revenge
キュウ あだ かたき (Kentei Pre-1)
human radical (no. 9)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
grace, kindness, goodness
オン めぐみ (5th, N1)
cause, factor, be associated with
イン ちな.む よ.る (5th, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
report, news, reward
ホウ むく.いる (5th, N3)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)