天てん罰ばつ

noun

divine punishment; wrath of God; heaven's justice

Refers to punishment believed to come from a divine or supernatural force, often used in religious, moral, or dramatic contexts.

• 悪あく事じを働はたらいた者ものには天てん罰ばつが下くだるだろう。

  Divine punishment will befall those who do evil.

• 彼かれは天てん罰ばつが当あたったんだ。

  He got what he deserved from heaven.

noun

suitable punishment; just deserts; comeuppance

Used more loosely for a fitting or ironic punishment, often in everyday speech when someone gets their comeuppance, without necessarily implying literal divine intervention.

• あんなに自じ慢まんしていたのに失しっ敗ぱいするなんて、天てん罰ばつだね。

  After all that bragging, his failure is just deserts.