業報（ごうほう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: karma
Example sentences
- 業報を信じて善い行いをする。 — Believing in karmic retribution, she does good deeds.
- 業報という考え方に触れる。 — They encounter the concept of karmic retribution.
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