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赦 (しゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

赦しゃ

しゃ

Meanings

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noun

pardon; amnesty

Formal or legal term for an official pardon or amnesty, often used in contexts of criminal justice or historical acts of clemency.

国こく王おうは囚しゅう人じんに赦しゃを与あたえた。
The king granted a pardon to the prisoner.
大たい赦しゃ令れいによって多おおくの政せい治じ犯はんが釈しゃく放ほうされた。
Many political prisoners were released by the general amnesty decree.

Kanji

赦pardon, forgiveness

Similar words

恩おん赦しゃ
恩赦 is a more specific term for a pardon granted by the sovereign or state, often used in legal contexts. 赦 is a shorter, more general noun for the concept of pardon or amnesty.
許ゆるし
許し is the common, everyday word for forgiveness, while 赦 is a formal, often legal term for an official pardon.

Etymology

The kanji 赦 is composed of 赤 (red) and 攵 (action), originally suggesting the act of releasing or setting free. The reading しゃ is the on'yomi. The word is used primarily in formal and legal contexts.