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恩赦

恩赦

Chinese

kind act (from above) to pardon (a convict)
simp. and trad.
(恩赦)

Noun

恩赦

  1. imperial pardon

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 5
しゃ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [õ̞nɕa̠]

Noun

恩赦 (hiragana おんしゃ, romaji onsha)

  1. a legislative or executive act by which a state forgives a person for a criminal offense resulting in a reduced or exempted sentence; a pardon

See also

  • 大赦 (taisha)
  • 特赦 (tokusha)
  • 減刑 (genkei)
  • 復権 (fukken)