報ほう恩おん謝しゃ徳とく

expression

repaying kindness with gratitude

A Buddhist yojijukugo expressing the idea of gratefully returning a favor or kindness received. Used in formal or literary contexts.

• 報ほう恩おん謝しゃ徳とくの心こころを忘わすれてはいけない。

  We must not forget the spirit of repaying kindness with gratitude.