noun

  1. atonement (for one's sins), expiation, making amends, making up for (a misdeed).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
罪滅ぼし つみほろぼし
 
罪滅し つみほろぼし
 
 
 
 
罪ほろぼし つみほろぼし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
destroy, ruin, overthrow
メツ ほろ.びる (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ケツ ケチ ベツ
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)