おん
JLPT:N3
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1A favor or kindness received from someone, along with the sense of gratitude and obligation to repay it.

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Examples

私は彼に大きな恩がある。

I owe him a great debt of gratitude.

育ててくれた祖父母の恩を一生忘れない。

I will never forget the debt of gratitude I owe my grandparents for raising me.

恩を仇で返すようなことはしたくない。

I don't want to repay kindness with harm.

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