Japanese

むくう
Meaning: to reward; to repay; to be rewarded
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 報う 報わない
Polite 報います 報いません
Past 報った 報わなかった
Polite + Past 報いました 報いませんでした
Te-form 報って 報わなくて
Potential 報える 報えない
Passive 報われる 報われない
Causative 報わせる 報わせない
Causative + Passive 報わされる 報わされない
Imperative 報え 報うな

Handwriting

報
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Example sentences

Many years of effort were finally rewarded.
彼はついに努力が報われ、一軍への昇格が決まった。
His efforts finally paid off, and his promotion to the first team was decided.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in the passive form '報われる' to indicate that one's hard work or persistence has yielded results. It can also mean to repay a kindness or retaliate for a wrong.

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