報むくいる

ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

reward; recompense; repay

Used for returning a favor, kindness, or effort with something positive. Often appears in the passive form 報われる when describing the recipient's perspective.

See also: 報われる

• 彼かれの努ど力りょくはいつか報むくいられるだろう。

  His efforts will be rewarded someday.

• 恩おんに報むくいるために全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。

  I did my best to repay the kindness.

ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

retaliate; get revenge

Used for returning a wrong with a negative action; often implies a deliberate payback. Common in phrases like 恨みに報いる or 仇に報いる.

• 彼かれは侮ぶ辱じょくに報むくいるために訴そ訟しょうを起おこした。

  He filed a lawsuit to retaliate for the insult.

• 敵てきに報むくいる覚かく悟ごはできている。

  I am prepared to get revenge on my enemy.