恩おん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a favor received that creates a sense of indebtedness or obligation. Often used in expressions like 恩を受ける, 恩を返す, or 恩に着る.

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I owe him a great debt of gratitude.

いつかこの恩おんを返かえしたい。

I want to repay this favor someday.

2

Focuses on the goodwill or kind act itself, without necessarily emphasizing the resulting obligation. Common in phrases like 恩を施す or 恩を感じる.

〈人ひと〉に恩おんを感かんじるto feel indebted/grateful to someone
彼かの女じょは昔むかし助たすけてくれた先せん生せいに恩おんを感かんじている。
She feels indebted to the teacher who helped her long ago.
恩おんを忘わすれるto forget a favor one owes
彼かれは受うけた恩おんを忘わすれて、恩おん人じんを無む視しした。
He forgot the favor he'd received and ignored the person who had helped him.
恩おんを仇あだで返かえすto repay a kindness with hostility
彼かの女じょに恩おんを仇あだで返かえすようなことをしてはいけない。
You shouldn't repay her kindness with betrayal.
〈人ひと〉の恩おんに報むくいるto repay someone's kindness (formal)
彼かれは師し匠しょうの恩おんに報むくいるため、一いっ生しょう懸けん命めい努ど力りょくした。

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恩おんにかけるdemand gratitude; remind of a favor; make a favor of something
恩おんに着きせるto demand gratitude; to make someone feel indebted; to remind someone of a favor
恩おんを受うけるbe indebted; be under an obligation

恩おん義ぎ sense 1
恩義 is a more formal word stressing the moral duty to repay a favor, while 恩 is the broader everyday term for the favor or debt of gratitude itself.
恩おん恵けいN2sense 2
恩恵 describes benefits received from nature, society, or a system, whereas 恩 usually refers to a favor received from a specific person.
情なさけN1sense 2
情け emphasizes compassionate feeling shown to someone, while 恩 emphasizes the resulting sense of indebtedness in the recipient.
貸かしN3
貸し refers to a specific favor you can point to and expect repaid, while 恩 is a broader, more emotional sense of gratitude or indebtedness for kindness received.
恵めぐみN1
恩 emphasizes a personal favor or debt of gratitude owed to someone, whereas 恵み suggests an unearned gift, often from nature or a higher power.

恨うらみN2sense 1
恨み is a grudge or resentment, the emotional opposite of 恩, the gratitude one owes for a kindness received.
仇あだ
恩 means a debt of gratitude or kindness, contrasting with 仇 as a grudge or ill will, as seen in 恩を仇で返す.

音おん
音 (sound) is pronounced identically to 恩 but means an entirely unrelated concept, sound, so context is needed to distinguish them.

The kanji 恩 combines 因 (cause, reason) and 心 (heart), suggesting a heartfelt reason for gratitude. The word is of Chinese origin (on'yomi).

He worked hard in order to repay his mentor's kindness.

benefactor; patron; person to whom one is deeply indebted

former teacher; mentor

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