Translation

報い / 応報 / 相応の罰

Meaning

Retribution is punishment that is seen as deserved because of wrongdoing. It is used in law, religion, ethics, and storytelling when the focus is moral payback rather than personal anger.

Examples

• その判決は復讐ではなく応報として説明されました。
  The sentence was described as retribution, not revenge.
• 物語では暴君が最後に報いを受けます。
  In the story, the tyrant faces retribution at the end.