因果応報（いんがおうほう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: karma / cause and effect
Example sentences
- 因果応報を信じて善い行いをする。 — He does good deeds, believing in karmic retribution.
- 因果応報という言葉を思い出す。 — She recalls the phrase karmic retribution.
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