贖 — 22 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 22 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- ショク
- Kun
- あがな.う
- Meaning
- to redeem; to atone
Origin
Shell-money 貝 with 賣, to sell, as phonetic: to pay out and make good a fault.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 贖罪しょくざい
atonement
- 贖うあがなう
to redeem
Example
罪を贖うため生涯を捧げる。
They give their whole life to atoning for the fault.
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