Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to atone for, to expiate, to redeem, to make up for, to compensate for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
贖う あがなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

redeem
ショク あがな.う (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sell, betray, show off
う.る バイ (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら