つぐな
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. entschädigen; ersetzen; erstatten
2. büßen; sühnen
Kanji used
make up for something
Pitch accent
ぐな
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
einen Schaden wiedergutmachen
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
Examples (3 in total)
Money can't compensate for life.
I will make up for the damage I did to your car.
Nothing will make up for his past mistakes.