因いん果が応おう報ほう

noun

retribution; karma; just deserts; poetic justice

A Buddhist-derived yojijukugo meaning that good and bad deeds bring corresponding results. Often used to express that someone's misfortune is a natural consequence of their own actions.

• 彼かれが失しっ敗ぱいしたのは因いん果が応おう報ほうだ。

  His failure is just deserts.

• 因いん果が応おう報ほうという言こと葉ばがあるように、良よい行おこないは良よい結けっ果かを生うむ。

  As the saying goes, good deeds bring good results.