noun

  1. Messages.Christn.indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church), pardon.
  2. excuse, justification, rationalization.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
免罪符 めんざいふ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

excuse, dismissal
メン まぬか.れる まぬが.れる (8th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
guilt, sin, crime
ザイ つみ (5th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
token, sign, mark
 (8th, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)