因果応報
Meanings
Noun
1. retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior (Yojijukugo)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いんがおうほう
いんがおうほう
Composed of
Examples1
汚い 手 で 会社 を 乗っ取った もの の、 腹心 だ と 思っていた 部下 に 裏切られ、 因果応報 だ ね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.