罪つみ滅ほろぼし

つ

み

ほ

ろ

ぼ

し

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

atonement; expiation; making amends

Refers to acts done to atone for one's own sins or wrongdoings, often with a sense of personal redemption or making up for past misdeeds.

彼かれは罪つみ滅ほろぼしのためにボランティア活かつ動どうを始はじめた。
He started volunteering as a way to atone for his past misdeeds.
罪つみ滅ほろぼしのつもりで

、

毎まい

日にち

お

寺てら

の

掃そう

除じ

を

し

て

いる

。

I clean the temple every day as a form of atonement.

Written forms

罪つみ滅ほろぼしUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
罪つみほろぼしUsage28%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability or stylistic reasons.
罪滅つみほろぼし
Variant spelling omitting the okurigana ぼ; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

罪guilt, sin, crime
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow

Similar words

償つぐない
償い is a broader term for compensation or reparation, not necessarily tied to sin or moral wrongdoing; 罪滅ぼし specifically implies atonement for one's own sins.
贖しょく罪ざい
贖罪 is a more formal, often religious term for redemption or atonement, while 罪滅ぼし is a common, everyday expression.

Etymology

Compound of 罪 (tsumi, 'sin, crime') and 滅ぼし (horoboshi, the noun form of 滅ぼす 'to destroy, to ruin'). Literally 'sin-destroying', referring to acts that nullify or make up for one's sins.