むくい

From Old Japanese. First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.^[1]

Originally derived as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb むくゆ (mukuyu, “to repay, to recompense”). In modern Japanese, analyzable as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of the modern descendant of mukuyu, verb 報いる・酬いる (mukuiru, “to repay, to recompense”).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) むくい (Odaka – )^[2][3]
• (Tokyo) むくい (Nakadaka – )^[2][4][3]
• (Tokyo) むくい (Heiban – )^[2][4][3]
• IPA^(key):

むくい • (mukui) 

1. 報い, 酬い: (positive) reward, recompense, or (negative) retribution for having done something

   Synonyms: (positive sense) 報酬 (hōshū), (either positive or negative) 果報 (kahō), (“thanks”) 謝礼 (sharei), (“retaliation”) 仕返し (shikaeshi), (“revenge, vengeance”) 復讐 (fukushū)

2. 報い, 酬い: karma, karmic effect from something done in a previous life

   Synonym: (either positive or negative) 果報 (kahō)

むくい • (mukui) 

1. 報い, 酬い: the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb むくいる (mukuiru, “to repay, to recompense”)

むくいする • (mukui suru) suru (stem むくいし (mukui shi), past むくいした (mukui shita))

1. 報い, 酬い: to give thanks or compensate to someone for an action

   Synonyms: (“thanks”) 謝礼 (sharei), (“compensation, payment”) 報酬 (hōshū)

2. 報い, 酬い: to retaliate against or wreak vengeance on someone for an action

   Synonyms: (“retaliation”) 仕返し (shikaeshi), (“revenge, vengeance”) 復讐 (fukushū)