報ほう恩おん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

repaying a kindness; gratitude

Refers to the act of returning a favor or showing gratitude for past kindness. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは恩おん師しに報ほう恩おんの気き持もちを込こめて手て紙がみを書かいた。

  He wrote a letter to his former teacher expressing his gratitude.

• 報ほう恩おんのために、彼かの女じょはボランティア活かつ動どうに参さん加かした。

  To repay a kindness, she participated in volunteer activities.